CHICAGO CITY finances
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CHICAGO CITY
City or town in Illinois (Cook County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 12/31); population 2,677,643.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $6.0 billion | T |
| Charges and fees | $2.9 billion | A |
| Other general revenue | $1.9 billion | U |
| From the federal government | $1.6 billion | B |
| From the state government | $1.7 billion | C |
| From local governments | $85.8 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $9.5 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $1.6 billion | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $1.1 billion | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $14.3 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $12.2 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $23.2 billion | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Financial Adm | $2.2 billion |
| General NEC | $1.7 billion |
| Police Protection | $1.7 billion |
| Air Trans | $1.6 billion |
| Local Fire Protection | $671.0 million |
| Regular Highways | $657.0 million |
| Water Utilities | $419.6 million |
| Welfare NEC | $392.5 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $374.1 million |
| Health | $364.6 million |
| Sewerage | $292.2 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $238.0 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $172.1 million |
| Libraries | $106.5 million |
| Central Staff | $58.0 million |
| Protective Inspection | $47.7 million |
| Judicial | $31.2 million |
| Parks & Rec | $30.3 million |
| Parking | $7.4 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $712,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $26.7 billion |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $3.6 billion |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $23.2 billion |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $1.2 billion |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $7.5 million |
| A50 | Housing & Comm Dev Charges | $617,000 |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $7.4 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $5.0 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $349.4 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $62.8 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $449.8 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $764.1 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $1.6 billion |
| C89 | State IG Other | $1.7 billion |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $85.8 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $824.2 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $2.2 billion |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $659.3 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $31.1 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $57.7 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $236.4 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $364.0 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $397.4 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $369.1 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $106.0 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $712,000 |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $7.4 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $30.3 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $1.6 billion |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $47.6 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $392.4 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $93.0 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $172.1 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $1.7 billion |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $199.0 million |
| F01 | Air Trans Construction | $771.9 million |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $231,000 |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $11.7 million |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $42,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $353,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $1.6 million |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $548,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $259.6 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $4.9 million |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $550,000 |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $10.5 million |
| F66 | Protective Inspection-Constr | $128,000 |
| F79 | Welfare NEC-Construction | $113,000 |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $199.2 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $95.0 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $220.6 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $1.0 billion |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $98.0 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $3.3 billion |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $384.7 million |
| T10 | Alcoholic Beverage Sales Tax | $29.8 million |
| T11 | Amusement Tax | $159.4 million |
| T12 | Insurance Premium Tax | $7.8 million |
| T13 | Motor Fuels Sales Tax | $54.9 million |
| T14 | Parimutuels Tax | $301,000 |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $624.7 million |
| T16 | Tobacco Sales Tax | $17.4 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $954.6 million |
| T20 | Alcoholic Beverage License Tax | $14.3 million |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $31.0 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $29.2 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $110.2 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $256.8 million |
| T99 | Taxes, NEC | $2.6 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $976.5 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $1.4 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $170.8 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $308.7 million |
| U40 | Rents | $17.9 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $449.0 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 172031162236.