County government · Marion County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Marion County took in $20.6 million and spent $16.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended November 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money43%County taxes29%Fines and other21%Federal tax money7.1%

What stands out

21%

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

County taxes29%

Property tax
25%$5.2 million
Sales tax
3.4%$702 thousand

Federal tax money7.1%

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

From the federal government
7.1%$1.5 million

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$8.9 million

Fines and other21%

Fines
21%$4.3 million
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails39%Health and hospitals10%Roads, transit and parking5.4%Interest on debt0.4%Social services0.3%

What stands out

44%

of Marion 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
44%$7.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$198 thousand
  • Government buildings$81 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$6.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails and courts and legal services
  • Prisons and jails$3.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.5 million
Health and hospitals
10%$1.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$864 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$864 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$57 thousand
Social services
0.3%$50 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marion County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Marion 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.