County government · Johnson County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Johnson County took in $9.3 million and spent $7.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended November 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money60%Fees for services21%County taxes17%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

60%

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

County taxes17%

Property tax
17%$1.5 million

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money60%

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

From the state
60%$5.6 million

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$251 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Health and hospitals6.6%Interest on debt0.2%Social services0.2%

What stands out

31%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
31%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$773 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$128 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.6%$509 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$509 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$18 thousand
Social services
0.2%$17 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Johnson County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Johnson 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.