County government · Shelby County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2021), Shelby County took in $19.7 million and spent $17.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended August 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%County taxes25%Federal tax money11%Fees for services8.1%Fines and other6.9%

What stands out

49%

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

County taxes25%

Property tax
25%$5.0 million
Other taxes
0.2%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.1%

Fees for services
8.1%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$2.2 million

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$9.6 million

Fines and other6.9%

Fines
4.9%$970 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.9%$379 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs18%Social services6.0%Health and hospitals5.4%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

44%

of Shelby County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$7.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$221 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Government buildings$2.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$748 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$73 thousand
Social services
6.0%$1.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.0 million
Health and hospitals
5.4%$925 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$925 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$96 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$96 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Shelby County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Shelby 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.