County government · Morgan County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Morgan County took in $29.2 million and spent $23.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money36%County taxes33%Federal tax money13%Fines and other11%Fees for services (road charges)6.9%Local tax money0.8%

What stands out

13%

of Morgan County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes33%

Property tax
31%$9.0 million
Other taxes
1.7%$500 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$368 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$132 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.9%

Fees for services
6.9%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$1.8 million
  • Road charges$213 thousand

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%$3.7 million

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$10.5 million

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$220 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$2.1 million
Fines
3.5%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking21%Social services16%Health and hospitals7.6%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

16%

of Morgan County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$6.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$2.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.4 million
  • Police$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$5.9 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)$4.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
21%$4.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.8 million
Social services
16%$3.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.7 million
Health and hospitals
7.6%$1.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.8 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$60 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$6 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Morgan 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.