County government · Effingham County, IL

Effingham County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Effingham County took in $29.3 million and spent $19.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended November 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money43%County taxes24%Federal tax money18%Fees for services9.8%Fines and other5.6%

What stands out

18%

of Effingham County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes24%

Property tax
24%$6.9 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.8%

Fees for services
9.8%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
18%$5.1 million

State tax money43%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
43%$12.7 million

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$1.4 million
Fines
0.8%$248 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Health and hospitals20%Roads, transit and parking12%Social services0.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

20%

of Effingham County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$7.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$181 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$4.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$4.9 million
Health and hospitals
20%$3.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
  • Airports$71 thousand
Social services
0.7%$137 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$137 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Effingham County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Effingham County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.