That's an increase of three percent from 2015, when the county spent $84.27 million.
Rock Island County has a population of 144,784.
Since 2001, the Rock Island County budget has grown by 42.6 percent, from $60.89 million. The county population has fallen 3.1 percent over the same period, from 149,374.
Salaries accounted for 39.6 percent of county spending in 2016. Rock Island County property taxpayers paid $34.39 million for 568 full-time employees and 163 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 574 full-time employees and 122 part-time employees, and spent $29.90 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
144,784
$86,836,019
$34,388,169
39.6
731
$47,043
2015
146,964
$84,272,278
$35,313,331
41.9
760
$46,465
2014
146,063
$86,010,075
$35,364,225
41.1
741
$47,725
2013
147,258
$83,938,845
$36,389,099
43.4
912
$39,900
2012
147,457
$82,044,523
$36,554,399
44.6
891
$41,026
2011
147,546
$83,075,879
$37,054,438
44.6
970
$38,200
2010
146,826
$83,589,767
$36,731,743
43.9
759
$48,395
2009
146,826
$89,418,642
$35,037,129
39.2
934
$37,513
2008
146,886
$96,177,847
$34,152,391
35.5
699
$48,859
2007
147,710
$82,918,522
$34,116,746
41.1
722
$47,253
2006
143,140
$80,949,283
$32,246,486
39.8
810
$39,810
2005
147,715
$71,312,498
$30,145,484
42.3
672
$44,859
2004
147,912
$68,601,585
$29,345,376
42.8
797
$36,820
2003
147,912
$64,175,617
$28,766,168
44.8
663
$43,388
2002
149,374
$63,249,908
$31,461,809
49.7
688
$45,729
2001
149,374
$60,892,894
$29,897,834
49.1
696
$42,957
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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