County government · Macoupin County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Macoupin County took in $29.8 million and spent $32.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended August 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money34%Fees for services23%Federal tax money21%County taxes9.5%Fines and other9.1%Local tax money2.7%

What stands out

21%

of Macoupin County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes9.5%

Property tax
8.5%$2.6 million
Other taxes
0.9%$275 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$275 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$7.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$7.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money21%

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

From the federal government
21%$6.4 million

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$10.1 million

Local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.7%$802 thousand

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$2.5 million
Fines
0.8%$241 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals34%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking11%Social services3.6%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

34%

of Macoupin 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
34%$11.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11.2 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$10.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$429 thousand
  • Government buildings$385 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$6.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$3.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
Social services
3.6%$1.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.2 million
Interest on debt
<0.1%$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Macoupin County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Macoupin 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.