County government · Wabash County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Wabash County took in $12.8 million and spent $10.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%Fines and other26%County taxes19%Fees for services (road charges)12%Federal tax money1.9%Local tax money0.9%

What stands out

26%

of Wabash County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes19%

Property tax
18%$2.3 million
Other taxes
1.2%$159 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$105 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$30 thousand
  • Other licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Road charges$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$242 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$5.1 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$113 thousand

Fines and other26%

Interest, rents and other
26%$3.3 million
Fines
0.4%$57 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs69%Health and hospitals19%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails1.4%

What stands out

69%

of Wabash 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
69%$6.9 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$4.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.7 million
Health and hospitals
19%$1.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.4%$142 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$142 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wabash 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 Wabash 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.