County government · Monroe County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2023), Monroe County took in $46.0 million and spent $47.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (road charges)43%County taxes27%State tax money14%Federal tax money9.7%Fines and other5.0%Local tax money1.7%

What stands out

43%

of Monroe 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 taxes27%

Property tax
23%$10.6 million
Other taxes
4.3%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$1.8 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$198 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$19.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$19.6 million
  • Road charges$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.7%

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

From the federal government
9.7%$4.5 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$6.3 million

Local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.7%$790 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$1.7 million
Fines
1.3%$599 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Health and hospitals27%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Sent to other local governments1.4%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

27%

of Monroe 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%

Running the government and other costs
37%$17.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$11.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$206 thousand
Health and hospitals
27%$12.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
21%$9.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$6.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$5.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$651 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$651 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$170 thousand
Social services
0.3%$125 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$125 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Monroe 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 Monroe 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.