County government · Hamilton County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Hamilton County took in $8.4 million and spent $6.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money61%County taxes18%Federal tax money10%Fees for services8.4%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

61%

of Hamilton County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes18%

Property tax
12%$1.0 million
Other taxes
5.6%$470 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$459 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.4%

Fees for services
8.4%$713 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$713 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$846 thousand

State tax money61%

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

From the state
61%$5.2 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$222 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Health and hospitals7.6%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

43%

of Hamilton County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$2.9 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$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
31%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$674 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$485 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.6%$505 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$505 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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.