County government · McDonough County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), McDonough County took in $26.7 million and spent $22.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money34%Fees for services (road charges)31%County taxes23%Federal tax money7.5%Fines and other5.0%

What stands out

31%

of McDonough 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 taxes23%

Property tax
23%$6.2 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$8.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$8.2 million
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$2.0 million

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$9.0 million

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals40%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt0.9%Social services0.7%

What stands out

40%

of McDonough 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
40%$9.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$6.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$861 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$4.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.6 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$2.5 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)$1.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$207 thousand
Social services
0.7%$151 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$151 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

McDonough 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 McDonough 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.