County government · Fayette County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Fayette County took in $15.4 million and spent $12.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money39%Fees for services23%County taxes18%Federal tax money12%Fines and other6.7%Local tax money0.9%

What stands out

23%

of Fayette County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes18%

Property tax
18%$2.7 million

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$3.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$1.9 million

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$6.1 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$141 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$812 thousand
Fines
1.4%$213 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Health and hospitals21%Roads, transit and parking16%Sent to other local governments4.8%

What stands out

21%

of Fayette 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
29%$3.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$583 thousand
Health and hospitals
21%$2.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Sent to other local governments
4.8%$578 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$578 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fayette 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 Fayette 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.