County government · Piatt County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Piatt County took in $33.4 million and spent $29.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources)39%State tax money32%County taxes20%Fines and other6.8%Local tax money1.6%Federal tax money1.6%

What stands out

39%

of Piatt 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 taxes20%

Property tax
17%$5.6 million
Other taxes
3.0%$994 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$994 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$12.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks, land and natural resources
  • Other service charges$12.9 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$518 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$10.5 million

Local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.6%$531 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$2.1 million
Fines
0.5%$174 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals35%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking13%Social services8.9%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

35%

of Piatt 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%

Health and hospitals
35%$10.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10.3 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$7.8 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$4.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$86 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$4.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$827 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$664 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
Social services
8.9%$2.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.6 million
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$371 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$371 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$162 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Piatt 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 Piatt 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.