Southwest, Hunter and Pickaway employ the most government workers per capita among townships in East Central 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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East Central Illinois townships with the most public employees
Rank
Township
County
Population
Total Employees
% of Employees Per Capita
1
Southwest
Crawford
97
8
8.25 %
2
Hunter
Edgar
191
15
7.85 %
3
Pickaway
Shelby
172
13
7.56 %
4
Zif
Wayne
99
7
7.07 %
5
West
Mclean
216
15
6.94 %
6
Shiloh
Edgar
162
8
4.94 %
7
Sargent
Douglas
286
13
4.55 %
8
Murdock
Douglas
225
10
4.44 %
9
Buck
Edgar
200
7
3.50 %
10
Banner
Fulton
373
13
3.49 %
11
Darwin
Clark
202
7
3.47 %
12
Allison
Lawrence
267
9
3.37 %
13
Seven Hickory
Coles
286
9
3.15 %
14
Crooked Creek
Cumberland
422
13
3.08 %
15
Morgan
Coles
367
11
3 %
16
Brouilletts Creek
Edgar
245
7
2.86 %
17
Songer
Clay
320
9
2.81 %
18
Edgar
Edgar
366
10
2.73 %
19
South Muddy
Jasper
340
9
2.65 %
20
German
Richland
341
9
2.64 %
21
Cold Spring
Shelby
425
11
2.59 %
22
Hoosier
Clay
350
9
2.57 %
23
Moccasin
Effingham
625
16
2.56 %
24
Hunt City
Jasper
280
7
2.50 %
25
Anderson
Clark
408
10
2.45 %
26
Bonpas
Richland
404
9
2.23 %
27
Denver
Richland
411
9
2.19 %
28
Elbridge
Edgar
742
16
2.16 %
29
Lukin
Lawrence
429
9
2.10 %
30
Lakewood
Shelby
439
9
2.05 %
31
Bible Grove
Clay
345
7
2.03 %
32
Richland
LaSalle
359
7
1.95 %
33
Grandview
Edgar
629
12
1.91 %
34
Oconee
Shelby
848
16
1.89 %
35
Douglas
Clark
165
3
1.82 %
36
Flat Branch
Shelby
443
8
1.81 %
37
Licking
Crawford
448
8
1.79 %
38
Herrick
Shelby
626
11
1.76 %
39
Newman
Douglas
857
15
1.75 %
40
Decker
Richland
406
7
1.72 %
41
Jonathan Creek
Moultrie
1,010
17
1.68 %
42
St. Marie
Jasper
551
9
1.63 %
43
Stratton
Edgar
531
8
1.51 %
44
Larkinsburg
Clay
615
9
1.46 %
45
Orange
Knox
556
8
1.44 %
46
Union
Cumberland
700
10
1.43 %
47
Honey Creek
Adams
711
10
1.41 %
48
Willow Hill
Jasper
639
9
1.41 %
49
Petty
Lawrence
729
10
1.37 %
50
Johnson
Christian
673
9
1.34 %
51
Stanford
Clay
600
8
1.33 %
52
Loudon
Fayette
680
9
1.32 %
53
Orchard
Wayne
604
8
1.32 %
54
Grove
Jasper
618
8
1.29 %
55
Noble
Richland
864
11
1.27 %
56
Young America
Edgar
726
9
1.24 %
57
Sigel
Shelby
826
10
1.21 %
58
Hutton
Coles
919
11
1.20 %
59
Pixley
Clay
589
7
1.19 %
60
BOWDRE
Douglas
755
9
1.19 %
61
Embarrass
Edgar
620
7
1.13 %
62
Rural
Rock Island
988
11
1.11 %
63
Blair
Clay
636
7
1.10 %
64
North Muddy
Jasper
831
9
1.08 %
65
Humboldt
Coles
1,341
14
1.04 %
66
Montgomery
Crawford
672
7
1.04 %
67
North Okaw
Coles
983
10
1.02 %
68
Woodbury
Cumberland
604
6
0.99 %
69
Tower Hill
Shelby
1,150
11
0.96 %
70
Claremont
Richland
855
8
0.94 %
71
Hutsonville
Crawford
1,177
11
0.93 %
72
Dry Point
Shelby
1,085
10
0.92 %
73
Preston
Richland
1,247
11
0.88 %
74
Ramsey
Fayette
1,885
16
0.85 %
75
Xenia
Clay
1,074
9
0.84 %
76
Windsor
Shelby
1,449
11
0.76 %
77
Ashmore
Coles
1,463
11
0.75 %
78
BISHOP
Effingham
1,408
10
0.71 %
79
Rose
Shelby
1,848
13
0.70 %
80
Moweaqua
Shelby
2,000
13
0.65 %
81
East Oakland
Coles
1,710
11
0.64 %
82
Clay City
Clay
1,287
8
0.62 %
83
Pleasant Grove
Coles
1,294
8
0.62 %
84
Russell
Lawrence
486
3
0.62 %
85
Paradise
Coles
1,311
8
0.61 %
86
Louisville
Clay
1,865
11
0.59 %
87
Mason
Effingham
1,364
8
0.59 %
88
Bridgeport
Lawrence
2,420
14
0.58 %
89
Denison
Lawrence
1,558
9
0.58 %
90
Big Spring
Shelby
699
4
0.57 %
91
Lamotte
Crawford
2,046
10
0.49 %
92
Sumpter
Cumberland
1,967
9
0.46 %
93
Wabash
Clark
2,257
10
0.44 %
94
Casey
Clark
3,916
17
0.43 %
95
Greenup
Cumberland
2,420
10
0.41 %
96
Ash Grove
Iroquois
731
3
0.41 %
97
Oblong
Crawford
2,789
11
0.39 %
98
Kansas
Edgar
1,003
3
0.30 %
99
Marshall
Clark
4,574
13
0.28 %
100
Grandville
Jasper
3,920
10
0.26 %
101
Shelbyville
Shelby
4,764
12
0.25 %
102
Tuscola
Douglas
5,215
12
0.23 %
103
Robinson
Crawford
9,900
21
0.21 %
104
Paris
Edgar
9,532
17
0.18 %
105
Lawrence
Lawrence
6,521
12
0.18 %
106
St. Francis
Effingham
1,213
2
0.16 %
107
Olney
Richland
10,334
11
0.11 %
108
Todds Point
Shelby
8,750
8
0.09 %
109
Mattoon
Coles
15,817
12
0.08 %
110
Camargo
Douglas
19,887
4
0.02 %
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