County government · Mercer County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Mercer County took in $15.0 million and spent $12.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money38%County taxes34%Fines and other27%

What stands out

25%

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

County taxes34%

Property tax
34%$5.1 million

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$5.7 million

Fines and other27%

Fines
25%$3.8 million
Interest, rents and other
2.2%$324 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking13%Health and hospitals12%Interest on debt1.3%Social services0.4%

What stands out

47%

of Mercer County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$5.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$974 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$629 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$84 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
12%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$161 thousand
Social services
0.4%$44 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mercer 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 Mercer 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.