County government · Henderson County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Henderson County took in $7.5 million and spent $6.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%County taxes30%Fines and other16%Fees for services14%

What stands out

7.8%

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

County taxes30%

Property tax
30%$2.2 million
Other taxes
0.3%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$3.0 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$601 thousand
Fines
7.8%$588 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs25%Health and hospitals21%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

21%

of Henderson 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%

Roads, transit and parking
28%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$624 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$1.7 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$946 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$714 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
Health and hospitals
21%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Interest on debt
<0.1%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Henderson 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 Henderson 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.