County government · Will County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2023), Will County took in $587 million and spent $538 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes37%State tax money24%Fees for services (garbage collection, parking)14%Federal tax money12%Local tax money7.1%Fines and other5.4%

What stands out

7.1%

of Will County's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 1.4%.

County taxes37%

Property tax
36%$213 million
Other taxes
1.0%$5.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$5.9 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$81.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Other service charges$79.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1.9 million
  • Parking$315 thousand
  • Road charges$243 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$223 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$223 thousand

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%$70.6 million

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$142 million

Local tax money7.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
7.1%$41.6 million

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$30.0 million
Fines
0.3%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Health and hospitals21%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking8.4%Housing and community development7.9%All other spending10%

What stands out

7.9%

of Will County's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. counties of 250,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$189 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$82.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$59.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$47.0 million
Health and hospitals
21%$112 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$112 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$92.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$16.5 million
  • Government buildings$15.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$44.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$44.9 million
Housing and community development
7.9%$42.6 million
Environment and natural resources
4.3%$23.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$23.2 million
Interest on debt
3.7%$19.7 million
Social services
1.8%$9.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$9.9 million
  • Welfare institutions$51 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$3.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.5 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Will 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 Will 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.