County government · Whiteside County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Whiteside County took in $50.1 million and spent $45.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money31%Fees for services (garbage collection)26%County taxes22%Federal tax money16%Fines and other3.9%Local tax money1.2%

What stands out

16%

of Whiteside County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

County taxes22%

Property tax
22%$11.1 million
Other taxes
0.1%$56 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$12.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$12.1 million
  • Garbage collection$723 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$8.2 million

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$15.3 million

Local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.2%$603 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Fines
2.3%$1.1 million
Interest, rents and other
1.6%$818 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals27%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs19%Social services7.7%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

27%

of Whiteside County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
27%$12.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$11.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$5.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
20%$9.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$8.4 million
  • Airports$577 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$8.9 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$3.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Government buildings$728 thousand
Social services
7.7%$3.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$288 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$288 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Whiteside 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 Whiteside 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.