County government · McLean County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), McLean County took in $127 million and spent $130 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes41%State tax money28%Fees for services17%Federal tax money5.1%Local tax money4.6%Fines and other4.3%

What stands out

8.8%

of McLean County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.8%.

County taxes41%

Property tax
32%$40.5 million
Other taxes
8.8%$11.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$11.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$22.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$22.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.1%

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

From the federal government
5.1%$6.5 million

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$35.8 million

Local tax money4.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.6%$5.9 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$5.4 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Roads, transit and parking27%Health and hospitals15%Police, fire, courts and jails4.9%Sent to other local governments0.8%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

51%

of McLean County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
51%$65.7 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$40.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
27%$35.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$35.5 million
Health and hospitals
15%$19.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.9%$6.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$5.6 million
  • Police$708 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$1.0 million
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$1.0 million
Social services
0.7%$906 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$866 thousand
  • Welfare institutions$40 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$866 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$866 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$79 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of McLean 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.