County government · Massac County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Massac County took in $13.3 million and spent $10.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%County taxes24%Fines and other20%Federal tax money13%Local tax money0.7%

What stands out

11%

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

County taxes24%

Property tax
24%$3.3 million

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$1.7 million

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$5.5 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$97 thousand

Fines and other20%

Fines
11%$1.4 million
Interest, rents and other
9.4%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Social services4.1%Health and hospitals2.3%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

39%

of Massac 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
39%$3.9 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)$2.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
27%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$154 thousand
Social services
4.1%$408 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$408 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$234 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$234 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$55 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Massac 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 Massac 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.