Milks Grove, Stockland and Ridgeland employ the most government workers per capita among townships in Kankakee County, 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.
Where does your township rank?
Kankakee County townships with the most public employees
Rank
Township
County
Population
Total Employees
% of Employees Per Capita
1
Milks Grove
Iroquois
214
9
4.21 %
2
STOCKLAND
Iroquois
243
10
4.12 %
3
Ridgeland
Iroquois
369
7
1.90 %
4
Norton
Kankakee
978
12
1.23 %
5
Sumner
Kankakee
910
11
1.21 %
6
Ashkum
Iroquois
1,535
18
1.17 %
7
Papineau
Iroquois
647
7
1.08 %
8
Milford
Iroquois
1,266
12
0.95 %
9
Loda
Iroquois
1,500
14
0.93 %
10
Salina
Kankakee
2,191
19
0.87 %
11
Crescent
Iroquois
590
5
0.85 %
12
ONARGA
Iroquois
1,844
12
0.65 %
13
Danforth
Iroquois
951
6
0.63 %
14
Beaver
Iroquois
527
3
0.57 %
15
Ganeer
Kankakee
3,215
17
0.53 %
16
Belmont
Iroquois
2,600
12
0.46 %
17
St. Anne
Kankakee
2,191
10
0.46 %
18
Pigeon Grove
Iroquois
1,350
6
0.44 %
19
Prairie Green
Iroquois
1,350
6
0.44 %
20
MIDDLEPORT
Iroquois
4,784
20
0.42 %
21
CHEBANSE
Iroquois
3,901
16
0.41 %
22
Rockville
Kankakee
800
3
0.38 %
23
Otto
Kankakee
2,582
6
0.23 %
24
Manteno
Kankakee
8,969
14
0.16 %
25
Iroquois
Iroquois
661
1
0.15 %
26
Bourbonnais
Kankakee
40,137
25
0.06 %
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Stockland Township• Loda Township• Pigeon Grove Township• Milford Township• Iroquois Township• Papineau Township• Prairie Green Township• Ridgeland Township• Bourbonnais Township• Norton Township• St. Anne Township• Manteno Township• Onarga Township• Otto Township• Beaver Township• Danforth Township• Chebanse Township• Salina Township• Middleport Township• Rockville Township• Milks Grove Township• Ashkum Township• Sumner Township• Crescent Township• Ganeer Township• Belmont Township
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