County government · Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2023), Rock Island County took in $107 million and spent $89.9 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

County taxes47%State tax money22%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)8.9%Fines and other8.1%Local tax money0.9%

What stands out

13%

of Rock Island County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

County taxes47%

Property tax
39%$41.6 million
Sales tax
4.5%$4.8 million
Other taxes
3.2%$3.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$2.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$827 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.9%

Fees for services
8.9%$9.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$6.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.1 million
  • Garbage collection$147 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$13.9 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$23.8 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$932 thousand

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$5.7 million
Fines
2.8%$2.9 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries9.7%Environment and natural resources9.5%All other spending14%

What stands out

9.5%

of Rock Island County's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$27.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$16.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$790 thousand
  • Government buildings$698 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$24.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$10.1 million
  • Police$9.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$9.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.7%$8.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8.7 million
Environment and natural resources
9.5%$8.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8.5 million
Health and hospitals
7.3%$6.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$6.4 million
  • Hospitals$186 thousand
Social services
3.7%$3.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.3 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$2.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rock Island 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 Rock Island 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.