County government · Lawrence County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2023), Lawrence County took in $78.9 million and spent $46.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, sewer)89%State tax money6.8%County taxes2.9%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

89%

of Lawrence County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes2.9%

Property tax
2.7%$2.2 million
Other taxes
0.2%$128 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$111 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$12 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services89%

Fees for services
89%$70.4 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$67.4 million
  • Other service charges$2.4 million
  • Sewer$527 thousand
  • Garbage collection$135 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state
6.8%$5.4 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$14 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Fines
0.6%$465 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$367 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals77%Roads, transit and parking9.0%Running the government and other costs6.7%Police, fire, courts and jails4.9%Sent to other local governments1.5%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

77%

of Lawrence 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%

Health and hospitals
77%$36.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$35.0 million
  • Public health$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.0%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
Running the government and other costs
6.7%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$930 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$466 thousand
  • Government buildings$148 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.9%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$942 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$700 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$700 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$162 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$156 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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.