County government · Washington County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Washington County took in $12.9 million and spent $11.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes33%State tax money27%Fines and other26%Fees for services9.0%Federal tax money4.5%

What stands out

22%

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

County taxes33%

Property tax
33%$4.3 million

Fees for services9.0%

Fees for services
9.0%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$587 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$3.4 million

Fines and other26%

Interest, rents and other
22%$2.8 million
Fines
4.6%$591 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking18%Social services16%Health and hospitals4.1%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

16%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$4.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$591 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$583 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$674 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$626 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Social services
16%$1.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
4.1%$452 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$452 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$32 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Washington 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 Washington 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.