County government · Stark County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Stark County took in $4.6 million and spent $3.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%County taxes35%Fees for services (road charges)8.6%Fines and other5.9%Federal tax money2.4%

What stands out

48%

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

County taxes35%

Property tax
28%$1.3 million
Sales tax
6.6%$306 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$33 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.6%

Fees for services
8.6%$397 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$220 thousand
  • Other service charges$177 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$109 thousand

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$2.2 million

Fines and other5.9%

Fines
5.6%$259 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs24%Health and hospitals1.3%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

44%

of Stark 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%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$820 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$336 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$905 thousand
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$521 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$227 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$84 thousand
  • Government buildings$73 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$49 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$49 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Stark 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 Stark 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.