County government · Ford County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Ford County took in $15.3 million and spent $11.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money37%County taxes31%Fees for services28%Federal tax money3.1%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

28%

of Ford 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 taxes31%

Property tax
24%$3.7 million
Other taxes
6.9%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$4.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$470 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$5.7 million

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$96 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking22%Social services11%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

11%

of Ford County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$807 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$3.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$549 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Social services
11%$1.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$50 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ford 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 Ford 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.