County government · McHenry County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2023), McHenry County took in $232 million and spent $204 million.

Latest recorded year: ended November 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes41%State tax money24%Fees for services14%Federal tax money13%Fines and other7.1%

What stands out

13%

of McHenry County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 4.5%.

County taxes41%

Property tax
40%$92.8 million
Other taxes
1.4%$3.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.7 million
  • Other licenses$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$33.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$33.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$31.0 million

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$54.9 million

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$15.7 million
Fines
0.4%$870 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs55%Health and hospitals18%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Sent to other local governments0.3%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

55%

of McHenry County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 17%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
55%$112 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$74.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$37.6 million
Health and hospitals
18%$37.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$37.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$32.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$32.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$20.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$15.8 million
  • Police$4.9 million
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$529 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$529 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$448 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$87 thousand
Social services
-<0.1%-$35 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions-$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

McHenry County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of McHenry 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.