County government · Putnam County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Putnam County took in $6.5 million and spent $5.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money34%County taxes34%Fines and other19%Federal tax money13%

What stands out

8.5%

of Putnam County's money comes from fines.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes34%

Property tax
33%$2.1 million
Other taxes
0.6%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$831 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$2.2 million

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
10%$679 thousand
Fines
8.5%$549 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking21%Health and hospitals17%

What stands out

17%

of Putnam 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%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$249 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$363 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
17%$859 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$859 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Putnam 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 Putnam 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.