COOK COUNTY finances
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COOK COUNTY
County in Illinois (Cook County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 11/30); population 5,108,284.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $2.4 billion | T |
| Charges and fees | $1.1 billion | A |
| Other general revenue | $14.8 million | U |
| From the federal government | $374.9 million | B |
| From the state government | $2.6 billion | C |
| From local governments | $2.4 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $6.7 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $123.0 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $140.3 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $6.5 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $6.9 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $3.1 billion | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Hospitals | $3.8 billion |
| General NEC | $977.1 million |
| Judicial | $543.1 million |
| Correction Insts | $463.9 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $258.7 million |
| Parks & Rec | $143.5 million |
| Regular Highways | $134.4 million |
| Police Protection | $105.6 million |
| Correction NEC | $91.3 million |
| Financial Adm | $80.3 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $56.6 million |
| Central Staff | $40.0 million |
| Health | $27.3 million |
| Welfare NEC | $18.5 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $3.7 million |
| Protective Inspection | $3.3 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $3.2 billion |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $1.2 billion |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $835.1 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $3.1 billion |
| A36 | Hospital Charges | $611.2 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $69.7 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $378.9 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $374.9 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $2.6 billion |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $2.4 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $463.9 million |
| E05 | Correction NEC-Current Oper | $91.3 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $80.3 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $540.5 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $40.0 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $56.6 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $27.3 million |
| E36 | Hospitals-Current Oper | $3.8 billion |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $134.4 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $258.7 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $130.7 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $105.6 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $3.3 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $18.5 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $3.7 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $881.3 million |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $2.6 million |
| F36 | Hospitals-Construction | $11.7 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $12.9 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $95.9 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $140.3 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $976.1 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $1.0 billion |
| T10 | Alcoholic Beverage Sales Tax | $38.5 million |
| T11 | Amusement Tax | $28.0 million |
| T13 | Motor Fuels Sales Tax | $85.2 million |
| T14 | Parimutuels Tax | $5.5 million |
| T16 | Tobacco Sales Tax | $99.7 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $83.2 million |
| T20 | Alcoholic Beverage License Tax | $270,000 |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $2.3 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $4.4 million |
| T99 | Taxes, NEC | $66.1 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $1.2 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $122,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $13.4 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2022, Census of Governments: every local government (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 171031102545.