County government · Warren County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Warren County took in $14.8 million and spent $13.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%County taxes24%Fees for services13%Federal tax money12%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

48%

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

County taxes24%

Property tax
24%$3.6 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$1.8 million

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$7.1 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$425 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs16%Social services11%Health and hospitals8.7%

What stands out

11%

of Warren County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
40%$5.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$838 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$2.1 million
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$879 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$710 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$320 thousand
  • Government buildings$198 thousand
Social services
11%$1.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.5 million
Health and hospitals
8.7%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Warren 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 Warren 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.