County government · Kankakee County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2023), Kankakee County took in $89.5 million and spent $73.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes28%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources)25%State tax money21%Federal tax money18%Fines and other5.3%Local tax money1.6%

What stands out

18%

of Kankakee County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

County taxes28%

Property tax
28%$24.8 million
Other taxes
0.7%$636 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$636 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$22.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks, land and natural resources
  • Other service charges$22.6 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$16.5 million

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$18.8 million

Local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.6%$1.4 million

Fines and other5.3%

Fines
2.9%$2.6 million
Interest, rents and other
2.4%$2.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Running the government and other costs41%Roads, transit and parking11%Health and hospitals5.5%Interest on debt0.5%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

41%

of Kankakee County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$30.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$13.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$9.0 million
  • Police$8.4 million
Running the government and other costs
41%$30.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$17.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$566 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$7.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.9 million
Health and hospitals
5.5%$4.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.0 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$346 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$293 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$293 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$157 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$157 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kankakee 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 Kankakee 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.