County government · Iroquois County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Iroquois 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

State tax money47%County taxes35%Fees for services11%Fines and other6.7%

What stands out

47%

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

County taxes35%

Property tax
34%$5.7 million
Other taxes
0.8%$125 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$125 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$7.8 million

Fines and other6.7%

Fines
5.2%$867 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.4%$237 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Health and hospitals22%Roads, transit and parking19%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

22%

of Iroquois 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%

Running the government and other costs
32%$4.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$138 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
Health and hospitals
22%$2.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$136 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$136 thousand
Social services
0.4%$58 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$58 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Iroquois 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 Iroquois 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.