The U.S. Census Bureau
 
Table 2.  Local Government Finances by Type of Government and State: 2001 - 02
(Dollar amounts are in thousands.  For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see note below table.  Revised October 2005)
Description Illinois
County Municipal Township Special District School District
government government government government government
amount amount amount amount amount
1 2 3 4 5
       
       
                    Revenue1 5,616,119 13,680,420 537,037 7,754,951 19,784,574
         
               General revenue1 5,272,644 11,976,782 534,064 6,634,242 19,220,901
         
Intergovernmental revenue1 1,482,221 3,840,108 88,367 2,954,260 7,714,052
     From federal government 142,382 516,385 9,602 1,423,106 176,284
     From state government 1,296,227 3,275,852 74,246 633,362 7,459,181
     From local government1 43,612 47,871 4,519 897,792 78,587
         
General revenue from own sources   3,790,423 8,136,674 445,697 3,679,982 11,506,849
    Taxes   2,330,334 4,685,997 375,006 1,912,871 9,873,259
          Property 1,657,357 2,226,967 373,114 1,685,147 9,873,259
          Sales and gross receipts   600,804 1,888,018 116 213,751 -
               General sales   357,916 448,113 6 131,090 -
               Selective sales 242,888 1,439,905 110 82,661 -
                    Motor fuel 124,375 64,027 - - -
                    Alcoholic beverage 24,962 18,593 - - -
                    Tobacco products 47,722 18,032 - - -
                    Public utilities   907 851,986 108 - -
                    Other selective sales   44,922 487,267 2 82,661 -
          Individual income   - - - - -
          Corporate income   - - - - -
          License taxes 978 115,016 - - -
            Motor vehicle license   978 115,016 - - -
          Other taxes   71,195 455,996 1,776 13,973 -
         
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   1,460,089 3,450,677 70,691 1,767,111 1,633,590
          Current charges   952,141 1,966,997 26,263 1,312,093 959,303
               Education   - - - - 959,303
                    Institutions of higher education   - - - - 563,234
                    School lunch sales (gross) - - - - 225,110
               Hospitals   248,257 118,762 14,115 228,778 -
               Highways   8,893 51,017 112 1 -
               Air transportation (airports)   13,161 668,622 - 26,646 -
               Parking facilities   648 57,579 3 - -
               Sea and inland port facilities   - - - 14,938 -
               Natural resources   - - - 8,788 -
               Parks and recreation   54,837 115,561 516 573,451 -
               Housing and community development   - 6,695 132 176,286 -
               Sewerage   30,794 582,693 4,452 212,914 -
               Solid waste management   17,160 103,864 48 1,202 -
               Other charges   578,391 262,204 6,885 69,089 -
         
          Miscellaneous general revenue   507,948 1,483,680 44,428 455,018 674,287
               Interest earnings   219,198 603,984 19,003 222,328 441,617
               Special assessments   12 131,938 9 13,298 -
               Sale of property   1,713 25,789 - 4,880 -
               Other general revenue   287,025 721,969 25,416 214,512 232,670
         
               Other than general revenue 343,475 1,703,638 2,973 1,120,709 563,673
         
Utility revenue 11,096 1,780,721 2,973 986,469 -
     Water supply   11,096 1,285,225 2,957 156,333 -
     Electric power   - 429,674 - 92,624 -
     Gas supply   - 63,430 - - -
     Transit   - 2,392 16 737,512 -
         
Liquor store revenue   - - - - -
         
Insurance trust revenue   332,379 -77,083 - 134,240 563,673
     Unemployment compensation   - - - - -
     Employee retirement   332,379 -77,083 - 134,240 563,673
     Workers' compensation   - - - - -
     Other insurance trust revenue   - - - - -
         
                Expenditure1 5,713,605 16,054,506 527,739 8,371,536 20,949,682
         
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 75,069 161,672 1,955 20,756 -
     Direct expenditure   5,638,536 15,892,834 525,784 8,350,780 20,949,682
          Current operations   4,523,882 10,442,092 462,871 5,404,256 16,723,074
          Capital outlay   702,215 3,179,420 59,450 2,169,304 3,094,264
               Construction   455,360 2,465,147 15,145 1,324,639 2,519,638
               Other capital outlay   246,855 714,273 44,305 844,665 574,626
          Assistance and subsidies   - - - - -
          Interest on debt   200,579 1,013,696 3,463 485,938 608,823
          Insurance benefits and repayments 211,860 1,257,626 - 291,282 523,521
          Exhibit: Salaries and wages   2,387,505 4,918,685 150,110 2,008,313 10,899,987
         
Direct expenditure by function 5,638,536 15,892,834 525,784 8,350,780 20,949,682
     Direct general expenditure   5,415,515 12,633,947 520,266 5,235,472 20,426,161
          Capital outlay   701,295 2,650,043 57,215 1,521,921 3,094,264
          Other direct general expenditure    4,714,220 9,983,904 463,051 3,713,551 17,331,897
         
          Education services:          
               Education   7,174 - - - 19,817,338
                       Capital outlay   - - - - 3,094,264
                   Higher education   - - - - 1,884,068
                        Capital outlay   - - - - 214,218
                   Elementary & secondary   7,174 - - - 17,933,270
                        Capital outlay   - - - - 2,880,046
                   Other education   - - - - -
               Libraries   82 283,686 2,230 257,438 -
         
          Social services and income maintenance:          
               Public welfare   249,943 152,429 29,205 7 -
                    Cash assistance payments - - - - -
                    Vendor payments   11,931 825 - - -
                    Other public welfare   238,012 151,604 29,205 7 -
               Hospitals   916,248 118,851 16,015 241,598 -
                    Capital outlay   107,778 2,841 30 13,439 -
               Health   308,541 222,939 18,529 8,415 -
               Social insurance administration    - - - - -
               Veterans' services   - - - - -
         
          Transportation:          
               Highways   539,302 1,948,557 199,872 5,530 -
                    Capital outlay   224,351 954,750 32,245 2,348 -
               Air transportation (airports) 10,222 505,229 25 74,275 -
               Parking facilities   264 50,786 28 73 -
               Sea and inland port facilities   - - - 11,420 -
               Transit subsidies   - 89 - - -
         
          Public safety:          
               Police protection   326,957 2,536,983 2,882 - -
               Fire protection   327 999,375 884 357,708 -
               Correction   579,276 129 - - -
                    Capital outlay   33,279 13 - - -
               Protective inspection and regulation   10,286 101,175 10 - -
         
          Environment and housing:          
               Natural resources   145,860 4,533 3,007 64,541 -
                    Capital outlay   77,618 2,908 3,007 5,316 -
               Parks and recreation   130,691 400,642 8,923 1,695,900 -
                    Capital outlay   9,693 105,229 2,355 572,741 -
               Housing and community development    18,791 336,375 854 1,382,474 -
               Sewerage   31,272 705,262 3,408 712,237 -
                    Capital outlay   1,204 319,623 135 261,863 -
               Solid waste management   20,427 394,837 72 1,659 -
                    Capital outlay   6,802 30,703 - 64 -
         
          Governmental administration:          
               Financial administration   190,656 382,039 72,263 - -
               Judicial and legal   740,753 63,178 172 - -
               General public buildings 191,777 199,346 5,431 - -
               Other governmental administration    238,474 697,123 82,790 - -
          Interest on general debt   198,161 908,577 3,151 360,815 608,823
         
          General expenditure, n.e.c.:          
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   - - - - -
               Other and unallocable   560,031 1,621,807 70,515 61,382 -
         
     Utility expenditure 11,161 2,001,261 5,518 2,824,026 -
               Capital outlay   920 529,377 2,235 647,383 -
          Water supply   11,161 1,564,812 5,463 177,018 -
          Electric power   - 366,080 - 86,579 -
          Gas supply   - 57,983 - - -
          Transit   - 12,386 55 2,560,429 -
         
     Liquor store expenditure   - - - - -
         
     Insurance trust expenditure 211,860 1,257,626 - 291,282 523,521
          Unemployment compensation   - - - - -
          Employee retirement   211,860 1,257,626 - 291,282 523,521
          Workers' compensation   - - - - -
          Other insurance trust   - - - - -
         
               Debt outstanding   3,702,405 20,562,681 89,904 9,006,372 12,814,247
         
Short-term    - 6,045 55 48,116 202,142
Long-term    3,702,405 20,556,636 89,849 8,958,256 12,612,105
     Full faith and credit   3,246,085 9,323,616 60,271 5,828,758 12,282,622
     Nonguaranteed   456,320 11,233,020 29,578 3,129,498 329,483
         
Long-term debt by purpose:          
     Public debt for private purposes   180,761 2,526,554 50 43,138 -
     Education   - - - 430,499 12,612,105
     Utilities   39,570 2,243,375 6,145 2,068,704 -
     Other   3,482,074 15,786,707 83,654 6,415,915 -
Long-term debt issued   729,642 3,931,643 32,836 2,929,987 1,974,086
Long-term debt retired   429,908 1,469,108 8,345 2,444,648 914,103
         
                Cash and security holdings   9,435,396 34,566,484 556,014 8,675,376 20,459,734
         
Insurance trust funds   5,668,686 20,052,497 - 3,196,121 9,342,100
     Unemployment compensation    - - - - -
     Employee retirement   5,668,686 20,052,497 - 3,196,121 9,342,100
     Workers' compensation   - - - - -
     Miscellaneous   - - - - -
         
Other than insurance trust funds   3,766,710 14,513,987 556,014 5,479,255 11,117,634
     By purpose:          
          Offsets to debt   419,467 4,371,733 2,649 403,395 941,748
          Bond funds   886,738 2,528,138 12,493 2,066,110 2,433,171
          Other   2,460,505 7,614,116 540,872 3,009,750 7,742,715
1 Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded.
Abbreviations and symbols:  -  zero or rounds to zero;  (NA)   not available;  (X)   not applicable

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division
Created: December 09 2005
Last Revised: December 09 2005