County government · Fulton County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Fulton County took in $33.1 million and spent $28.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money39%County taxes23%Fees for services (parks and recreation)14%Fines and other13%Federal tax money11%

What stands out

12%

of Fulton County's money comes from fines.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes23%

Property tax
23%$7.5 million

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$4.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$202 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$3.6 million

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$13.1 million

Fines and other13%

Fines
12%$4.1 million
Interest, rents and other
0.8%$279 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals34%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

34%

of Fulton 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%

Health and hospitals
34%$9.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9.5 million
Running the government and other costs
30%$8.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$4.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$6.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$181 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$181 thousand
Social services
0.2%$44 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$44 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fulton 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 Fulton 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.