Kerton, Pennsylvania and Bernadotte employ the most government workers per capita among townships in Metro Peoria, 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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Metro Peoria townships with the most public employees
Rank
Township
County
Population
Total Employees
% of Employees Per Capita
1
Kerton
Fulton
117
11
9.40 %
2
Pennsylvania
Mason
120
10
8.33 %
3
Bernadotte
Fulton
237
14
5.91 %
4
Linn
Woodford
239
13
5.44 %
5
Ellisville
Fulton
155
7
4.52 %
6
Malone
Tazewell
200
9
4.50 %
7
Isabel
Fulton
192
8
4.17 %
8
Houston
Adams
220
9
4.09 %
9
Salt Creek
Mason
228
9
3.95 %
10
Emma
White
387
15
3.88 %
11
Waterford
Fulton
188
7
3.72 %
12
Boynton
Tazewell
275
10
3.64 %
13
Mound
Mcdonough
283
10
3.53 %
14
Deerfield
Fulton
260
9
3.46 %
15
Valley
Stark
293
10
3.41 %
16
West Jersey
Stark
275
9
3.27 %
17
Salem
Carroll
345
11
3.19 %
18
Panola
Woodford
285
9
3.16 %
19
Elmira
Stark
390
12
3.08 %
20
Woodville
Greene
301
9
2.99 %
21
Whitefield
Marshall
302
9
2.98 %
22
Harris
Fulton
355
10
2.82 %
23
Lee
Brown
326
9
2.76 %
24
Lynchburg
Mason
277
7
2.53 %
25
Burnt Prairie
White
402
10
2.49 %
26
East Fork
Clinton
410
10
2.44 %
27
Palestine
Woodford
532
13
2.44 %
28
Biggsville
Henderson
586
14
2.39 %
29
Berlin
Bureau
804
19
2.36 %
30
Mosquito
Christian
390
9
2.31 %
31
Burlington
Kane
618
13
2.10 %
32
Kilbourne
Mason
590
12
2.03 %
33
Dix
Ford
642
13
2.02 %
34
BELL PLAIN
Marshall
400
8
2 %
35
Allens Grove
Mason
614
12
1.95 %
36
Lyman
Ford
518
10
1.93 %
37
Knights Prairie
Hamilton
574
11
1.92 %
38
La Prairie
Marshall
364
7
1.92 %
39
Groveland
LaSalle
628
12
1.91 %
40
Hale
Warren
475
9
1.89 %
41
Eastern
Franklin
550
10
1.82 %
42
Mayberry
Hamilton
350
6
1.71 %
43
Senachwine
Putnam
550
9
1.64 %
44
Dimmick
LaSalle
737
12
1.63 %
45
Zanesville
Montgomery
491
8
1.63 %
46
Waltham
LaSalle
446
7
1.57 %
47
Beaverville
Iroquois
656
10
1.52 %
48
Hittle
Tazewell
591
9
1.52 %
49
Joshua
Fulton
529
8
1.51 %
50
Bath
Mason
796
11
1.38 %
51
Partridge
Woodford
602
8
1.33 %
52
Ontario
Knox
925
12
1.30 %
53
Fairview
Fulton
698
9
1.29 %
54
Locust
Christian
660
8
1.21 %
55
Pleasant
Fulton
744
9
1.21 %
56
Orion
Fulton
1,007
12
1.19 %
57
Dry Grove
Mclean
1,600
18
1.12 %
58
Roberts
Marshall
925
10
1.08 %
59
Evans
Marshall
1,322
14
1.06 %
60
Quiver
Mason
944
10
1.06 %
61
Jubilee
Peoria
1,423
15
1.05 %
62
Montgomery
Crawford
672
7
1.04 %
63
Kinmundy
Marion
1,186
12
1.01 %
64
Steuben
Marshall
1,328
13
0.98 %
65
Princeville
Peoria
1,628
16
0.98 %
66
Independence
Saline
1,118
10
0.89 %
67
Trivoli
Peoria
1,021
9
0.88 %
68
Madison
Richland
910
8
0.88 %
69
Bourbon
Douglas
3,662
32
0.87 %
70
Tonti
Marion
1,031
9
0.87 %
71
Garrett
Douglas
1,393
12
0.86 %
72
Martinton
Iroquois
987
8
0.81 %
73
Essex
Kankakee
1,480
12
0.81 %
74
Eden
LaSalle
1,318
10
0.76 %
75
Manito
Mason
1,598
12
0.75 %
76
Utica
LaSalle
2,052
15
0.73 %
77
Goshen
Stark
686
5
0.73 %
78
Hallock
Peoria
1,725
12
0.70 %
79
Elmwood
Peoria
2,598
18
0.69 %
80
Osceola
Stark
1,014
7
0.69 %
81
Greene
Mercer
1,622
11
0.68 %
82
Kingston
Dekalb
2,700
18
0.67 %
83
Akron
Peoria
1,068
7
0.66 %
84
Rosefield
Peoria
1,210
8
0.66 %
85
Spring Lake
Tazewell
1,887
12
0.64 %
86
Buckheart
Fulton
1,430
9
0.63 %
87
Rockvale
Ogle
1,770
11
0.62 %
88
Sand Prairie
Tazewell
1,441
9
0.62 %
89
Astoria
Fulton
1,464
9
0.61 %
90
Putman
Fulton
2,137
13
0.61 %
91
Field
Jefferson
1,468
9
0.61 %
92
Bennington
Marshall
1,630
10
0.61 %
93
Fayetteville
St. Clair
1,668
10
0.60 %
94
Selby
Bureau
2,536
15
0.59 %
95
Mason
Effingham
1,364
8
0.59 %
96
Roanoke
Woodford
2,576
15
0.58 %
97
Cave
Franklin
1,756
10
0.57 %
98
Lacon
Marshall
1,937
11
0.57 %
99
Camp Point
Adams
1,650
9
0.55 %
100
Franklin
Dekalb
2,350
13
0.55 %
101
Ross
Edgar
1,693
9
0.53 %
102
Logan
Peoria
3,192
17
0.53 %
103
Fountain Creek
Iroquois
1,164
6
0.52 %
104
Timber
Peoria
2,511
13
0.52 %
105
Carrier Mills
Saline
2,322
12
0.52 %
106
Tremont
Tazewell
2,481
13
0.52 %
107
El Paso
Woodford
3,459
18
0.52 %
108
Vermont
Fulton
974
5
0.51 %
109
Browning
Franklin
2,450
12
0.49 %
110
Young Hickory
Fulton
616
3
0.49 %
111
Goode
Franklin
2,715
13
0.48 %
112
Mackinaw
Tazewell
3,769
18
0.48 %
113
Martinsville
Clark
1,559
7
0.45 %
114
Prairie Du Long
St. Clair
2,244
10
0.45 %
115
Deer Creek
Tazewell
1,383
6
0.43 %
116
Hopedale
Tazewell
1,854
8
0.43 %
117
Elm Grove
Tazewell
3,093
13
0.42 %
118
Sandoval
Marion
2,708
11
0.41 %
119
Millbrook
Peoria
490
2
0.41 %
120
Cazenovia
Woodford
1,768
7
0.40 %
121
Summit
Effingham
3,630
14
0.39 %
122
Mason City
Mason
2,287
9
0.39 %
123
Liverpool
Fulton
544
2
0.37 %
124
Momence
Kankakee
3,820
14
0.37 %
125
Yellowhead
Kankakee
2,700
10
0.37 %
126
Mercer
Mercer
4,071
15
0.37 %
127
Teutopolis
Effingham
2,600
9
0.35 %
128
Hollis
Peoria
1,707
6
0.35 %
129
Woodbine
Jo Daviess
584
2
0.34 %
130
Laenna
Logan
584
2
0.34 %
131
Spring Bay
Woodford
2,643
9
0.34 %
132
Payson
Adams
1,795
6
0.33 %
133
Drummer
Ford
3,898
13
0.33 %
134
Farmington
Fulton
3,350
11
0.33 %
135
Havana
Mason
3,030
10
0.33 %
136
Radnor
Peoria
3,613
12
0.33 %
137
Little Mackinaw
Tazewell
2,150
7
0.33 %
138
Venice
Madison
5,650
18
0.32 %
139
Denning
Franklin
5,202
16
0.31 %
140
Six Mile
Franklin
3,700
11
0.30 %
141
Henry
Marshall
2,700
8
0.30 %
142
Toulon
Stark
2,450
7
0.29 %
143
Lewistown
Fulton
2,892
8
0.28 %
144
Metamora
Woodford
4,357
12
0.28 %
145
Gladstone
Henderson
1,169
3
0.26 %
146
Lafayette
Coles
4,822
12
0.25 %
147
Virden
Macoupin
3,671
9
0.25 %
148
Kickapoo
Peoria
7,120
18
0.25 %
149
Carmi
White
6,770
16
0.24 %
150
Medina
Peoria
6,388
15
0.23 %
151
Cincinnati
Tazewell
9,506
22
0.23 %
152
Byron
Ogle
5,840
13
0.22 %
153
Tolono
Champaign
5,270
11
0.21 %
154
Patton
Ford
5,358
10
0.19 %
155
Ottawa
LaSalle
8,290
15
0.18 %
156
West Peoria
Peoria
4,458
8
0.18 %
157
Delavan
Tazewell
2,200
4
0.18 %
158
Cruger
Woodford
1,687
3
0.18 %
159
Cass
Fulton
6,430
11
0.17 %
160
Urbana
Champaign
7,451
12
0.16 %
161
Sandwich
Dekalb
7,709
12
0.16 %
162
Limestone
Peoria
19,705
32
0.16 %
163
Wilmington
Will
6,193
9
0.15 %
164
Melrose
Adams
5,746
8
0.14 %
165
Lemont
Cook
19,000
22
0.12 %
166
CANTON
Fulton
14,704
16
0.11 %
167
Chemung
Mchenry
9,134
10
0.11 %
168
Mc Henry
Mchenry
47,491
45
0.09 %
169
Calumet
Cook
20,896
17
0.08 %
170
Olio
Woodford
4,931
4
0.08 %
171
Carbondale
Jackson
26,179
18
0.07 %
172
Little Rock
Kendall
13,500
9
0.07 %
173
Zion
Lake
24,117
18
0.07 %
174
Centreville
St. Clair
25,386
16
0.06 %
175
Charleston
Coles
21,939
10
0.05 %
176
Sycamore
Dekalb
15,350
7
0.05 %
177
Kewanee
Henry
12,916
6
0.05 %
178
Hensley
Champaign
34,198
12
0.04 %
179
Rushville
Schuyler
2,700
1
0.04 %
180
Pekin
Tazewell
29,807
12
0.04 %
181
Minonk
Woodford
2,292
1
0.04 %
182
Bloomingdale
DuPage
111,899
33
0.03 %
183
Kankakee
Kankakee
28,029
8
0.03 %
184
Richwoods
Peoria
6,100
2
0.03 %
185
Rockford
Winnebago
178,527
50
0.03 %
186
Berwyn
Cook
54,016
12
0.02 %
187
Champaign City
Champaign
86,637
7
0.01 %
188
Brimfield
Peoria
12,350
1
0.01 %
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