Cook tops the list in Illinois with the highest spending per capita in 2016, Illinois State Comptroller financial reports show.
State law requires local governments to self-report financial records each year, including revenue, spending and debt. Spending per capita is calculated to compare budget habits across counties.
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25 top-spending Illinois counties
Rank
County
Population
Total Spending
Spending Per Capita
1
LaSalle
111,333
$314,580,916
$2,826
2
Monroe
33,493
$93,417,318
$2,789
3
Pike
16,150
$42,380,026
$2,624
4
Scott
5,092
$13,248,414
$2,602
5
Washington
14,154
$35,836,143
$2,532
6
Pulaski
6,161
$14,366,471
$2,332
7
Edgar
18,191
$38,372,388
$2,109
8
Brown
6,950
$12,571,079
$1,809
9
Cumberland
11,253
$19,431,495
$1,727
10
Morgan
35,547
$59,976,532
$1,687
11
Coles
53,873
$90,457,855
$1,679
12
Massac
14,658
$24,478,985
$1,670
13
Union
17,212
$27,743,382
$1,612
14
Wayne
16,423
$26,211,138
$1,596
15
Vermilion
80,329
$119,092,499
$1,483
16
Marion
38,140
$55,672,359
$1,460
17
Piatt
16,560
$21,258,913
$1,284
18
Calhoun
4,899
$6,204,250
$1,266
19
Menard
12,486
$14,576,936
$1,167
20
Alexander
9,327
$10,771,768
$1,155
21
Cook
5,203,499
$5,528,776,406
$1,063
22
Wabash
11,492
$12,038,033
$1,048
23
Jasper
9,592
$9,799,782
$1,022
24
Cass
12,676
$11,797,703
$931
25
Henderson
6,870
$6,032,753
$878
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Pike County• Lasalle County• Scott County• Vermilion County• Piatt County• Wayne County• Massac County• Marion County• Jasper County• Menard County• Morgan County• Henderson County• Calhoun County Clerk and Registrar• Pulaski County• Coles County• Union County• Wabash County• Washington County• Monroe County• Edgar County• Brown County• Cass County• Alexander County
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