County government · Saline County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Saline County took in $20.9 million and spent $14.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes40%State tax money27%Fees for services15%Federal tax money13%Local tax money3.4%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

13%

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

County taxes40%

Property tax
28%$5.9 million
Sales tax
9.3%$1.9 million
Other taxes
2.1%$437 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$435 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3.1 million

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%$2.7 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$5.6 million

Local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.4%$699 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Fines
1.7%$345 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.8%$159 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking24%

What stands out

52%

of Saline 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
52%$7.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$3.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
24%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Saline 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 Saline 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.