County government · Henry County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Henry County took in $41.9 million and spent $35.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (parks and recreation)29%County taxes25%Local tax money20%State tax money17%Fines and other9.2%

What stands out

20%

of Henry County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes25%

Property tax
20%$8.4 million
Sales tax
3.1%$1.3 million
Other taxes
1.5%$613 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$613 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$11.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$11.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$860 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$7.3 million

Local tax money20%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
20%$8.5 million

Fines and other9.2%

Fines
7.7%$3.2 million
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$633 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals31%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking9.9%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

31%

of Henry 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%

Health and hospitals
31%$11.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11.2 million
Running the government and other costs
30%$10.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.6 million
  • Government buildings$444 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$198 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$7.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$5.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.9%$3.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$181 thousand
Social services
0.5%$160 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$160 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Henry 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 Henry 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.