County government · Jersey County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2023), Jersey County took in $17.4 million and spent $16.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes46%State tax money35%Fees for services13%Fines and other3.5%Federal tax money3.2%

What stands out

25%

of Jersey 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 taxes46%

Other taxes
25%$4.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$2.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
21%$3.6 million

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$552 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$6.1 million

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$604 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking16%Health and hospitals14%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

14%

of Jersey 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
39%$6.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$641 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$4.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$829 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$778 thousand
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Health and hospitals
14%$2.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.2 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$136 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jersey 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 Jersey 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.