County government · Livingston County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2023), Livingston County took in $33.7 million and spent $29.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money38%County taxes29%Fees for services (garbage collection)22%Fines and other9.3%Federal tax money2.2%

What stands out

22%

of Livingston 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 taxes29%

Property tax
28%$9.6 million
Other taxes
0.2%$64 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$48 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$7.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$5.2 million
  • Other service charges$2.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$748 thousand

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$12.7 million

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$2.2 million
Fines
2.7%$917 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Health and hospitals14%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

43%

of Livingston 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
43%$12.8 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)$9.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$10.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$7.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.7 million
Health and hospitals
14%$4.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Interest on debt
<0.1%$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Livingston 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 Livingston 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.