County government · Moultrie County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Moultrie County took in $11.3 million and spent $7.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money43%County taxes25%Federal tax money18%Fees for services9.5%Fines and other4.6%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

18%

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

County taxes25%

Property tax
25%$2.8 million
Other taxes
0.1%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.5%

Fees for services
9.5%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$2.0 million

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$4.8 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$45 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Fines
2.3%$263 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.3%$258 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking13%Health and hospitals13%Social services0.5%

What stands out

52%

of Moultrie County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
52%$4.0 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)$2.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Health and hospitals
13%$988 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$988 thousand
Social services
0.5%$41 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Moultrie 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 Moultrie 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.