That's a decrease of two percent from 2016, when the county spent $107.44 million.
Sangamon County has a population of 196,452.
Since 2001, the Sangamon County budget has grown by 1.6 percent, from $103.61 million. The county population has grown four percent over the same period, from 188,951.
Salaries accounted for 39.2 percent of county spending in 2017. Sangamon County property taxpayers paid $41.27 million for 696 full-time employees and 104 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 772 full-time employees and 50 part-time employees, and spent $36.70 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
196,452
$105,255,174
$41,271,906
39.2
800
$51,590
2016
197,465
$107,438,176
$37,380,992
34.8
795
$47,020
2015
197,465
$111,272,594
$37,182,456
33.4
805
$46,189
2014
197,465
$109,363,864
$36,971,968
33.8
770
$48,016
2013
197,465
$107,969,709
$36,476,911
33.8
780
$46,765
2012
197,465
$104,026,974
$36,505,224
35.1
783
$46,622
2011
198,844
$111,485,468
$35,627,839
32
807
$44,148
2010
197,465
$118,710,977
$36,005,928
30.3
807
$44,617
2009
194,925
$112,248,885
$40,805,090
36.4
846
$48,233
2008
194,925
$113,766,362
$40,680,756
35.8
905
$44,951
2007
188,951
$115,560,447
$40,099,466
34.7
861
$46,573
2006
188,951
$114,184,580
$41,391,325
36.2
797
$51,934
2005
188,951
$112,548,956
$37,424,778
33.3
857
$43,670
2004
188,951
$116,012,001
$41,019,812
35.4
857
$47,864
2003
188,951
$110,049,496
$39,215,359
35.6
857
$45,759
2002
189,379
$105,975,629
$39,469,032
37.2
854
$46,217
2001
188,951
$103,608,805
$36,695,965
35.4
822
$44,642
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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