County government · Logan County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Logan County took in $19.6 million and spent $16.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money36%County taxes29%Fines and other16%Fees for services12%Federal tax money7.9%

What stands out

8.9%

of Logan County's money comes from fines.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes29%

Property tax
23%$4.5 million
Sales tax
3.7%$716 thousand
Other taxes
2.9%$567 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$567 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.9%

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

From the federal government
7.9%$1.5 million

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$7.0 million

Fines and other16%

Fines
8.9%$1.7 million
Interest, rents and other
6.7%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking17%Health and hospitals15%Interest on debt2.4%Social services0.1%

What stands out

15%

of Logan 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%

Running the government and other costs
38%$6.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$211 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$4.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
  • Airports$140 thousand
Health and hospitals
15%$2.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.4 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$394 thousand
Social services
0.1%$21 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Logan 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 Logan 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.