County government · Grundy County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2023), Grundy County took in $50.4 million and spent $46.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended November 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes41%State tax money25%Fines and other15%Fees for services12%Federal tax money6.4%Local tax money0.8%

What stands out

7%

of Grundy County's money comes from fines.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people get none.

County taxes41%

Property tax
39%$19.8 million
Other taxes
1.8%$912 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$659 thousand
  • Other licenses$253 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$6.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$6.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$3.2 million

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$12.4 million

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$394 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$3.8 million
Fines
7.0%$3.5 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking15%Health and hospitals6.3%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

51%

of Grundy County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
51%$23.5 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$15.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$12.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$8.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$7.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.1 million
Health and hospitals
6.3%$2.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.9 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$298 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Grundy County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Grundy 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.