County government · Hardin County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Hardin County took in $2.5 million and spent $2.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended November 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money53%County taxes32%Fees for services8.0%Fines and other7.1%

What stands out

53%

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

County taxes32%

Property tax
32%$794 thousand

Fees for services8.0%

Fees for services
8.0%$200 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$200 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$1.3 million

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$179 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Roads, transit and parking33%Running the government and other costs23%Health and hospitals3.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%Social services0.6%

What stands out

39%

of Hardin County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$951 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$555 thousand
  • Police$199 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$197 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$787 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$787 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$553 thousand
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$310 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$243 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.1%$74 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$74 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$34 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
Social services
0.6%$14 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hardin County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Hardin 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.