County government · Tazewell County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2023), Tazewell County took in $78.6 million and spent $63.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes36%State tax money32%Federal tax money17%Fees for services13%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

17%

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

County taxes36%

Property tax
21%$16.2 million
Sales tax
14%$11.1 million
Other taxes
1.1%$858 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$858 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$10.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$10.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$13.1 million

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$25.3 million

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$1.8 million
Fines
0.3%$216 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking15%Health and hospitals14%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

14%

of Tazewell County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$23.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$14.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$9.6 million
Running the government and other costs
33%$20.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$8.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$102 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$9.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.4 million
Health and hospitals
14%$9.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9.0 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$218 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tazewell 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 Tazewell 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.