Berreman, Council Hill and Reynolds employ the most government workers per capita among townships in Northwest Illinois, according to 2017 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.
State law requires local governments to self-report financial records each year, including the number of employees whose paychecks come from taxpayers. Employees per capita is calculated to compare staffs across cities and villages.
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Northwest Illinois townships with the most public employees
Rank
Township
County
Population
Total Employees
% of Employees Per Capita
1
Berreman
Jo Daviess
141
9
6.38 %
2
Council Hill
Jo Daviess
135
6
4.44 %
3
Reynolds
Lee
207
9
4.35 %
4
Bradford
Lee
329
11
3.34 %
5
Marion
Lee
219
7
3.20 %
6
Wards Grove
Jo Daviess
224
7
3.12 %
7
Derinda
Jo Daviess
321
10
3.12 %
8
Pleasant Valley
Jo Daviess
265
8
3.02 %
9
Viola
Lee
351
10
2.85 %
10
East Grove
Lee
256
7
2.73 %
11
Erin
Stephenson
405
11
2.72 %
12
Woodland
Fulton
419
11
2.63 %
13
Hahnaman
Whiteside
450
10
2.22 %
14
Portland
Whiteside
422
9
2.13 %
15
Harmon
Lee
378
8
2.12 %
16
Fenton
Whiteside
572
12
2.10 %
17
Elkhorn Grove
Carroll
300
6
2 %
18
Vinegar Hill
Jo Daviess
364
7
1.92 %
19
Alto
Lee
565
10
1.77 %
20
Hume
Whiteside
411
7
1.70 %
21
Lee Center
Lee
593
10
1.69 %
22
Dakota
Stephenson
815
13
1.60 %
23
Newton
Whiteside
450
7
1.56 %
24
Rawlins
Jo Daviess
455
7
1.54 %
25
Woosung
Ogle
392
6
1.53 %
26
Winslow
Stephenson
720
11
1.53 %
27
Garden Plain
Whiteside
1,072
16
1.49 %
28
Nachusa
Lee
610
9
1.48 %
29
Lincoln
Ogle
481
7
1.46 %
30
Ustick
Whiteside
624
9
1.44 %
31
Nora
Jo Daviess
355
5
1.41 %
32
Kent
Stephenson
710
10
1.41 %
33
Guilford
Jo Daviess
1,200
16
1.33 %
34
Leaf River
Ogle
1,137
15
1.32 %
35
White Rock
Ogle
758
10
1.32 %
36
Sublette
Lee
776
10
1.29 %
37
Silver Creek
Stephenson
739
9
1.22 %
38
Thompson
Jo Daviess
841
10
1.19 %
39
Willow Creek
Lee
688
8
1.16 %
40
Maryland
Ogle
610
7
1.15 %
41
Nelson
Lee
874
10
1.14 %
42
Fairhaven
Carroll
910
10
1.10 %
43
Buckeye
Stephenson
1,359
14
1.03 %
44
Ridott
Stephenson
1,451
15
1.03 %
45
South Dixon
Lee
918
9
0.98 %
46
Pine Rock
Ogle
985
9
0.91 %
47
Taylor
Ogle
786
7
0.89 %
48
Wyoming
Lee
1,376
12
0.87 %
49
Grand Detour
Ogle
698
6
0.86 %
50
Waddams
Stephenson
810
7
0.86 %
51
Rock Grove
Stephenson
1,400
11
0.79 %
52
Monroe
Ogle
1,563
12
0.77 %
53
Elizabeth
Jo Daviess
1,070
8
0.75 %
54
Albany
Whiteside
1,060
8
0.75 %
55
Wysox
Carroll
1,366
10
0.73 %
56
Cherry Grove-Shannon
Carroll
1,451
10
0.69 %
57
May
Christian
1,307
9
0.69 %
58
Ashton
Lee
1,185
8
0.68 %
59
Lyndon
Whiteside
1,036
7
0.68 %
60
Scales Mound
Jo Daviess
622
4
0.64 %
61
Union Grove
Whiteside
1,244
8
0.64 %
62
Lancaster
Stephenson
1,612
10
0.62 %
63
Tampico
Whiteside
1,148
7
0.61 %
64
Mt. Carroll
Carroll
2,300
13
0.57 %
65
Oneco
Stephenson
1,300
7
0.54 %
66
Fulton
Whiteside
4,251
23
0.54 %
67
Forreston
Ogle
1,974
10
0.51 %
68
West Point
Stephenson
3,355
17
0.51 %
69
Hopkins
Whiteside
2,156
11
0.51 %
70
Rock Run
Stephenson
2,247
10
0.45 %
71
Stockton
Jo Daviess
2,453
10
0.41 %
72
Palmyra
Lee
2,906
12
0.41 %
73
Dunleith
Jo Daviess
3,820
15
0.39 %
74
Rock Creek-Lima
Carroll
2,106
8
0.38 %
75
Eagle Point
Ogle
2,340
9
0.38 %
76
Buffalo
Ogle
2,813
10
0.36 %
77
Franklin Grove
Lee
1,416
5
0.35 %
78
East Galena
Jo Daviess
1,192
4
0.34 %
79
West Galena
Jo Daviess
3,365
10
0.30 %
80
Amboy
Lee
3,702
11
0.30 %
81
Oregon-Nashua
Ogle
5,310
16
0.30 %
82
Menominee
Jo Daviess
1,020
3
0.29 %
83
Mt. Morris
Ogle
3,968
11
0.28 %
84
Savanna
Carroll
3,729
10
0.27 %
85
Mt. Pleasant
Whiteside
5,000
9
0.18 %
86
Coloma
Whiteside
11,371
19
0.17 %
87
Flagg
Ogle
13,626
20
0.15 %
88
Dixon
Lee
17,993
15
0.08 %
89
Freeport
Stephenson
25,638
14
0.05 %
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