Gold, Bureau and Norman employ the most government workers per capita among townships in Illinois Valley, 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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Illinois Valley townships with the most public employees
Rank
Township
County
Population
Total Employees
% of Employees Per Capita
1
Gold
Bureau
180
10
5.56 %
2
Bureau
Bureau
247
10
4.05 %
3
Norman
Grundy
225
8
3.56 %
4
Ophir
LaSalle
506
17
3.36 %
5
Highland
Grundy
450
13
2.89 %
6
Osage
LaSalle
280
8
2.86 %
7
Hope
LaSalle
689
18
2.61 %
8
Meriden
LaSalle
364
9
2.47 %
9
Grand Rapids
LaSalle
335
8
2.39 %
10
Vermillion
LaSalle
387
9
2.33 %
11
Mineral
Bureau
484
11
2.27 %
12
Fairfield
Bureau
375
8
2.13 %
13
Wallace
LaSalle
491
10
2.04 %
14
Clarion
Bureau
421
8
1.90 %
15
Brookfield
LaSalle
1,060
20
1.89 %
16
Goodfarm
Grundy
376
7
1.86 %
17
Nettle Creek
Grundy
500
9
1.80 %
18
Westfield
Bureau
901
16
1.78 %
19
Leepertown
Bureau
407
7
1.72 %
20
Vienna
Grundy
687
11
1.60 %
21
Miller
LaSalle
633
10
1.58 %
22
Dover
Bureau
550
8
1.45 %
23
Deer Park
LaSalle
492
7
1.42 %
24
Indiantown
Bureau
711
10
1.41 %
25
Hennepin
Putnam
757
10
1.32 %
26
Magnolia
Putnam
1,066
14
1.31 %
27
Freedom
Carroll
698
9
1.29 %
28
Allen
LaSalle
584
7
1.20 %
29
Farm Ridge
LaSalle
918
11
1.20 %
30
Fall River
LaSalle
763
9
1.18 %
31
Ohio
Bureau
897
9
1 %
32
Gooselake
Grundy
1,200
12
1 %
33
La Moille
Bureau
1,105
10
0.90 %
34
Wyanet
Bureau
1,364
10
0.73 %
35
Mazon
Grundy
1,377
10
0.73 %
36
Erienna
Grundy
1,000
7
0.70 %
37
Adams
LaSalle
1,646
11
0.67 %
38
Eagle
LaSalle
1,697
11
0.65 %
39
Dayton
LaSalle
1,508
9
0.60 %
40
Manlius
Bureau
1,200
7
0.58 %
41
Walnut
Bureau
1,821
10
0.55 %
42
Neponset
Bureau
734
4
0.54 %
43
Earl
LaSalle
2,595
14
0.54 %
44
Garfield
Grundy
1,586
8
0.50 %
45
Granville
Putnam
2,934
14
0.48 %
46
Wauponsee
Grundy
2,423
11
0.45 %
47
Milo
Bureau
2,070
9
0.43 %
48
Greenfield
Grundy
997
4
0.40 %
49
Aux Sable
Grundy
4,800
14
0.29 %
50
Felix
Grundy
4,427
11
0.25 %
51
South Ottawa
LaSalle
8,290
21
0.25 %
52
Northville
LaSalle
7,410
17
0.23 %
53
Mendota
LaSalle
7,534
16
0.21 %
54
Mission
LaSalle
4,000
8
0.20 %
55
Greenville
Bureau
3,970
7
0.18 %
56
Braceville
Grundy
4,985
8
0.16 %
57
Princeton
Bureau
9,331
14
0.15 %
58
Troy Grove
LaSalle
1,316
2
0.15 %
59
Morris
Grundy
7,110
9
0.13 %
60
Saratoga
Grundy
6,122
7
0.11 %
61
Bruce
LaSalle
13,185
14
0.11 %
62
Peru
LaSalle
10,017
11
0.11 %
63
La Salle
LaSalle
14,000
14
0.10 %
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