That's an increase of 0.8 percent from 2015, when the county spent $28.08 million.
Macoupin County has a population of 46,045.
Since 2001, the Macoupin County budget has grown by 22 percent, from $23.21 million. The county population has fallen 3.4 percent over the same period, from 47,679.
Salaries accounted for 31.4 percent of county spending in 2016. Macoupin County property taxpayers paid $8.88 million for 178 full-time employees and 65 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 170 full-time employees and 52 part-time employees, and spent $7.66 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
46,045
$28,312,580
$8,879,537
31.4
243
$36,541
2015
46,453
$28,081,144
$8,721,329
31.1
220
$39,642
2014
46,880
$26,661,443
$8,370,659
31.4
241
$34,733
2013
47,231
$27,810,575
$7,364,411
26.5
237
$31,073
2012
47,687
$27,809,070
$8,334,060
30
227
$36,714
2011
47,765
$24,825,449
$7,593,021
30.6
224
$33,897
2010
47,774
$22,673,166
$7,506,493
33.1
240
$31,277
2009
48,138
$28,483,226
$7,573,088
26.6
174
$43,523
2008
48,235
$27,528,214
$7,939,241
28.8
219
$36,252
2007
49,019
$28,016,867
$5,377,960
19.2
232
$23,181
2006
49,019
$27,041,219
$8,258,969
30.5
232
$35,599
2005
49,019
$26,098,090
$8,408,131
32.2
225
$37,369
2004
49,019
$24,338,419
$8,929,727
36.7
215
$41,534
2003
49,019
$27,493,665
$8,670,539
31.5
201
$43,137
2002
47,679
$27,241,451
$8,252,196
30.3
246
$33,546
2001
47,679
$23,214,269
$7,656,021
33
222
$34,487
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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