County government · Union County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Union County took in $15.6 million and spent $12.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money43%County taxes24%Fines and other20%Federal tax money10%Fees for services2.8%

What stands out

17%

of Union County's money comes from fines.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes24%

Property tax
22%$3.4 million
Sales tax
2.5%$398 thousand

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$437 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$437 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$1.6 million

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$6.7 million

Fines and other20%

Fines
17%$2.6 million
Interest, rents and other
3.3%$510 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs73%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Interest on debt7.9%Sent to other local governments1.3%

What stands out

73%

of Union 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
73%$9.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$7.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$2.2 million
Interest on debt
7.9%$996 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$161 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$161 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Union 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 Union 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.