County government · Perry County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Perry County took in $18.3 million and spent $11.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money39%County taxes25%Federal tax money16%Fees for services10%Fines and other9.2%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

16%

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

County taxes25%

Property tax
22%$4.0 million
Other taxes
2.7%$501 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$290 thousand
  • Other licenses$197 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$3.0 million

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$7.1 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$96 thousand

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
9.2%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking23%Health and hospitals13%Social services<0.1%

What stands out

39%

of Perry 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
39%$4.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$2.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$789 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Health and hospitals
13%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$1.3 million
  • Hospitals$129 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$11 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Perry 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 Perry 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.