County government · Jefferson County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Jefferson County took in $28.3 million and spent $20.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%County taxes29%Fines and other13%Fees for services11%Federal tax money5.0%

What stands out

16%

of Jefferson County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes29%

Other taxes
16%$4.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
13%$3.6 million

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$1.4 million

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$12.0 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
11%$3.0 million
Fines
2.4%$667 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails37%Roads, transit and parking15%Health and hospitals5.5%Interest on debt1.7%Social services0.4%

What stands out

37%

of Jefferson 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%

Running the government and other costs
41%$8.4 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$4.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$398 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$7.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$5.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Health and hospitals
5.5%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Interest on debt
1.7%$347 thousand
Social services
0.4%$76 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$76 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.