That's a decrease of 9.1 percent from 2015, when the county spent $314.46 million.
McHenry County has a population of 307,004.
Since 2001, the McHenry County budget has grown by 60.5 percent, from $178.07 million. The county population has grown 13.5 percent over the same period, from 270,504.
Salaries accounted for 24 percent of county spending in 2016. McHenry County property taxpayers paid $68.59 million for 1006 full-time employees and 73 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 879 full-time employees and 97 part-time employees, and spent $46.21 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
307,004
$285,798,968
$68,590,033
24
1,079
$63,568
2015
307,343
$314,460,260
$69,591,645
22.1
1,129
$61,640
2014
307,283
$303,756,860
$70,205,635
23.1
1,218
$57,640
2013
307,409
$308,956,846
$70,684,937
22.9
1,262
$56,010
2012
308,145
$316,239,568
$70,424,891
22.3
1,309
$53,801
2011
308,944
$326,552,797
$71,478,533
21.9
1,316
$54,315
2010
308,760
$333,169,329
$71,911,468
21.6
1,347
$53,386
2009
320,961
$324,935,419
$70,699,787
21.8
1,345
$52,565
2008
318,641
$329,636,835
$66,303,749
20.1
1,310
$50,614
2007
315,943
$296,906,067
$64,604,791
21.8
1,259
$51,314
2006
312,373
$273,263,113
$61,058,784
22.3
1,249
$48,886
2005
303,990
$255,885,410
$58,057,692
22.7
1,197
$48,503
2004
296,389
$265,588,452
$55,301,058
20.8
1,144
$48,340
2003
286,091
$175,794,677
$51,799,294
29.5
1,033
$50,145
2002
277,710
$175,176,520
$49,679,251
28.4
1,013
$49,042
2001
270,504
$178,073,267
$46,213,049
26
976
$47,349
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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