County government · Vermilion County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Vermilion County took in $46.4 million and spent $37.0 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

State tax money50%County taxes31%Fines and other9.9%Fees for services7.6%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

50%

of Vermilion County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes31%

Property tax
29%$13.2 million
Sales tax
2.2%$1.0 million
Other taxes
0.4%$203 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$203 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services
7.6%$3.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$562 thousand

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$23.2 million

Fines and other9.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$2.9 million
Fines
3.8%$1.8 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails63%Running the government and other costs25%Health and hospitals8.2%Roads, transit and parking3.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.2%

What stands out

63%

of Vermilion County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
63%$23.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$16.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$7.4 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$9.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
Health and hospitals
8.2%$3.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$85 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$85 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Vermilion 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 Vermilion 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.