County government · Jasper County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2023), Jasper County took in $14.0 million and spent $17.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended November 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%County taxes25%Fees for services19%Fines and other8.6%Federal tax money4.7%Local tax money0.8%

What stands out

42%

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

County taxes25%

Property tax
24%$3.4 million
Other taxes
0.2%$35 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$659 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$5.9 million

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$107 thousand

Fines and other8.6%

Fines
4.5%$631 thousand
Interest, rents and other
4.1%$576 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Health and hospitals15%Sent to other local governments2.3%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

15%

of Jasper 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
29%$5.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.2 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$4.5 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$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$191 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$735 thousand
Health and hospitals
15%$2.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.7 million
Sent to other local governments
2.3%$405 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$405 thousand
Social services
2.2%$380 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$380 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$255 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$255 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jasper County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Jasper 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.