County government · Richland County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2023), Richland County took in $10.0 million and spent $9.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended November 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money46%County taxes31%Fees for services13%Fines and other9.8%

What stands out

46%

of Richland County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes31%

Property tax
22%$2.1 million
Sales tax
9.3%$923 thousand

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$4.6 million

Fines and other9.8%

Fines
6.9%$684 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.0%$296 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking19%Health and hospitals8.1%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

45%

of Richland County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$791 thousand
  • Government buildings$182 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$160 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
8.1%$745 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$745 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Richland County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Richland 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.