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Public employee tally: Top 100 townships in Illinois

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Milks Grove and Stockland employ the most government workers per capita among townships in 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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100 Illinois townships with the most public employees

Rank
Township
County
Population
Total Employees
% of Employees Per Capita
1
Venedy
Washington
40
12
30 %
2
Rector
Saline
65
14
21.54 %
3
Newmansville
Cass
47
7
14.89 %
4
Kerton
Fulton
117
11
9.40 %
5
Levee
Pike
100
9
9 %
6
Pennsylvania
Mason
120
10
8.33 %
7
Southwest
Crawford
97
8
8.25 %
8
Kerr
Champaign
163
13
7.98 %
9
Hunter
Edgar
191
15
7.85 %
10
Lawndale
Mclean
155
12
7.74 %
11
Pickaway
Shelby
172
13
7.56 %
12
Penn
Shelby
107
8
7.48 %
13
Charlotte
Livingston
136
10
7.35 %
14
Zif
Wayne
99
7
7.07 %
15
West
Mclean
216
15
6.94 %
16
Berreman
Jo Daviess
141
9
6.38 %
17
Bernadotte
Fulton
237
14
5.91 %
18
Waldo
Livingston
255
15
5.88 %
19
Lake Fork
Logan
154
9
5.84 %
20
Lanesville
Sangamon
275
16
5.82 %
21
Gold
Bureau
180
10
5.56 %
22
Linn
Woodford
239
13
5.44 %
23
Hurlbut
Logan
299
16
5.35 %
24
Point Pleasant
Warren
187
10
5.35 %
25
Carson
Fayette
150
8
5.33 %
26
Honey Point
Macoupin
150
8
5.33 %
27
South Twigg
Hamilton
132
7
5.30 %
28
Maxwell
Sangamon
191
10
5.24 %
29
Belle Prairie
Livingston
135
7
5.19 %
30
Oakland
Schuyler
135
7
5.19 %
31
Wilson
Dewitt
155
8
5.16 %
32
Pella
Ford
176
9
5.11 %
33
Yates
Mclean
256
13
5.08 %
34
Nevada
Livingston
180
9
5 %
35
Jamaica
Vermilion
202
10
4.95 %
36
Shiloh
Edgar
162
8
4.94 %
37
Anchor
Mclean
286
14
4.90 %
38
Garden Hill
Wayne
145
7
4.83 %
39
Eldorado
Mcdonough
250
12
4.80 %
40
Chambersburg
Pike
150
7
4.67 %
41
Raleigh
Saline
300
14
4.67 %
42
Birmingham
Schuyler
150
7
4.67 %
43
Huntsville
Schuyler
150
7
4.67 %
44
Terre Haute
Henderson
279
13
4.66 %
45
Buffalo Hart
Sangamon
173
8
4.62 %
46
Pilot Grove
Hancock
283
13
4.59 %
47
Sargent
Douglas
286
13
4.55 %
48
Bowlesville
Gallatin
220
10
4.55 %
49
Ellisville
Fulton
155
7
4.52 %
50
Malone
Tazewell
200
9
4.50 %
51
Murdock
Douglas
225
10
4.44 %
52
Council Hill
Jo Daviess
135
6
4.44 %
53
Hurricane
Fayette
250
11
4.40 %
54
Reynolds
Lee
207
9
4.35 %
55
Talkington
Sangamon
187
8
4.28 %
56
Hardin
Pike
212
9
4.25 %
57
Bald Bluff
Henderson
283
12
4.24 %
58
Barr
Macoupin
330
14
4.24 %
59
Pope
Fayette
213
9
4.23 %
60
Milks Grove
Iroquois
214
9
4.21 %
61
Isabel
Fulton
192
8
4.17 %
62
SUNBURY
Livingston
240
10
4.17 %
63
Colfax
Champaign
266
11
4.14 %
64
Hire
Mcdonough
218
9
4.13 %
65
Stockland
Iroquois
243
10
4.12 %
66
Houston
Adams
220
9
4.09 %
67
Mc Kee
Adams
171
7
4.09 %
68
Alba
Henry
220
9
4.09 %
69
Rosedale
Jersey
220
9
4.09 %
70
Massilon
Wayne
172
7
4.07 %
71
Rozetta
Henderson
271
11
4.06 %
72
Bureau
Bureau
247
10
4.05 %
73
Duncan
Mercer
272
11
4.04 %
74
Western Mound
Macoupin
302
12
3.97 %
75
Salt Creek
Mason
228
9
3.95 %
76
Emma
White
387
15
3.88 %
77
Burns
Henry
265
10
3.77 %
78
Swan
Warren
265
10
3.77 %
79
Flannigan
Hamilton
293
11
3.75 %
80
Pea Ridge
Brown
188
7
3.72 %
81
Waterford
Fulton
188
7
3.72 %
82
Rubicon
Greene
350
13
3.71 %
83
Fayette
Livingston
271
10
3.69 %
84
Boynton
Tazewell
275
10
3.64 %
85
Linder
Greene
248
9
3.63 %
86
Long Branch
Saline
248
9
3.63 %
87
Philadelphia
Cass
221
8
3.62 %
88
Elm River
Wayne
276
10
3.62 %
89
Chestnut
Knox
250
9
3.60 %
90
Derry
Pike
250
9
3.60 %
91
Covington
Washington
418
15
3.59 %
92
MEDIA
Henderson
392
14
3.57 %
93
Elkhorn
Brown
337
12
3.56 %
94
Norman
Grundy
225
8
3.56 %
95
Ellison
Warren
309
11
3.56 %
96
Beverly
Adams
338
12
3.55 %
97
Mound
Mcdonough
283
10
3.53 %
98
Hadley
Pike
255
9
3.53 %
99
Broughton
Livingston
313
11
3.51 %
100
Buck
Edgar
200
7
3.50 %

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