County government · White County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2023), White County took in $12.2 million and spent $11.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended November 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%County taxes20%Fees for services17%Fines and other16%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

47%

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

County taxes20%

Property tax
20%$2.4 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$10 thousand

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$5.8 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$1.8 million
Fines
1.0%$125 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs22%Health and hospitals10%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

42%

of White County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
42%$4.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$973 thousand
  • Police$638 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$2.6 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$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$839 thousand
Health and hospitals
10%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Interest on debt
<0.1%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

White County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of White 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.