County government · Jo Daviess County, IL

Jo Daviess County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2023), Jo Daviess County took in $23.3 million and spent $19.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes43%State tax money37%Fees for services11%Federal tax money6.4%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

37%

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

County taxes43%

Property tax
35%$8.3 million
Other taxes
7.4%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.2 million
  • Other licenses$527 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$1.5 million

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$8.6 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$673 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking27%Health and hospitals9.7%Social services1.7%

What stands out

27%

of Jo Daviess County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$6.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$4.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$5.4 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$2.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$122 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$5.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.3 million
Health and hospitals
9.7%$1.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.9 million
Social services
1.7%$332 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$332 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jo Daviess 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 Jo Daviess 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.