County government · Lee County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Lee County took in $38.7 million and spent $33.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended November 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%County taxes29%Fees for services11%Fines and other3.9%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

56%

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

County taxes29%

Property tax
19%$7.3 million
Other taxes
9.8%$3.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.0 million
  • Other licenses$1.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$4.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$21.6 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$83 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking18%Health and hospitals6.5%Interest on debt1.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%

What stands out

47%

of Lee County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
47%$15.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$10.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$9.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$5.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$6.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.1 million
Health and hospitals
6.5%$2.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.2 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$459 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$111 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$111 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lee County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Lee 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.