County Commons · Illinois
Illinois: state government and every county
The state's own money — what it collects and what it spends on — its official offices, how to vote, and a page for each of its 102 counties. Every number from official public records, with sources.
12,710,158 people (2024 Census estimate, −0.7% since 2020) · 102 counties
The state's money — Illinois state government, fiscal 2023
The state government took in $111.4 billion and spent $114.5 billion · $9,011 per resident. It owed $42.5 billion in debt at year's end.
Of every $100 it spends
Public welfare$37.90 · $43.4 billion
Education$26.74 · $30.6 billion
Other and unallocable$19.56 · $22.4 billion
Highways$5.74 · $6.6 billion
Governmental administration$2.85 · $3.3 billion
Interest on general debt$1.66 · $1.9 billion
Correction$1.57 · $1.8 billion
Health$1.54 · $1.8 billion
Hospitals$1.16 · $1.3 billion
Police protection$0.68 · $776.7 million
Natural resources$0.34 · $384.9 million
Parks and recreation$0.26 · $298.7 million
✓ These 12 functions add to the state's general expenditure, $114.5 billion, exactly. “Public welfare” is mostly Medicaid. Money the state passes to counties, cities and school districts is counted in the function it pays for.
Where its money comes from
Taxes$63 billion
Individual income tax$21.8 billion
General sales tax$15.5 billion
Selective sales taxes (fuel, tobacco, alcohol and others)$11.3 billion
Corporate income tax$9.9 billion
License taxes (vehicles, businesses, hunting and others)$3.8 billion
Other taxes (severance, transfer and others)$662.4 million
Property tax (state share)$60.1 million
From other governments (mostly federal aid)$35.8 billion
Charges and fees (tuition, tolls, hospital charges)$6 billion
Other general revenue (interest, rents, settlements)$6.6 billion
Pension and insurance trust earnings and contributions$26.9 billion
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of State Government Finances (State Totals), last revised Sept. 16, 2025. These are the state government's own books — counties, cities and school districts are separate.