County government · Hancock County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Hancock County took in $16.5 million and spent $13.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes31%State tax money26%Federal tax money19%Fees for services18%Fines and other5.6%

What stands out

19%

of Hancock County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes31%

Property tax
26%$4.3 million
Other taxes
5.3%$869 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$869 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$3.2 million

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$4.2 million

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$694 thousand
Fines
1.4%$226 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking20%Health and hospitals17%Social services13%

What stands out

13%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
28%$3.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$150 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$653 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Health and hospitals
17%$2.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.2 million
Social services
13%$1.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.7 million
Interest on debt
<0.1%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hancock 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 Hancock 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.