County government · St Clair County, IL

St. Clair County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), St. Clair County took in $217 million and spent $151 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes50%Fines and other22%Federal tax money15%State tax money7.9%Fees for services (airport, parks, land and natural resources)2.6%Local tax money1.9%

What stands out

19%

of St. Clair County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.5%.

County taxes50%

Property tax
22%$46.7 million
Other taxes
19%$40.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor fuel taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$32.5 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$7.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$473 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
9.7%$21.1 million

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$5.6 million
What's in fees for servicesAirport and parks, land and natural resources
  • Airport$5.1 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$526 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$33.3 million

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state
7.9%$17.1 million

Local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.9%$4.0 million

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
22%$48.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Roads, transit and parking21%Environment and natural resources3.5%Interest on debt2.0%Health and hospitals0.5%

What stands out

39%

of St. Clair County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 17%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$58.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$33.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$52.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$35.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$16.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
21%$31.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$20.5 million
  • Airports$10.7 million
Environment and natural resources
3.5%$5.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5.3 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$3.1 million
Health and hospitals
0.5%$776 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$776 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

St. Clair County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of St. Clair 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.