Village of Augusta, Village of Ashland and City of Macomb are among the Illinois cities that employ the fewest government workers per capita, 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 cities with the fewest public employees
Rank
City/Town/Village
County
Population
Total Employees
% of Employees Per Capita
1
Village of De Pue
Bureau
18,500
9
0.05 %
2
Village of Long Grove
Lake
8,147
5
0.06 %
3
Village of North Barrington
Lake
3,007
3
0.10 %
4
Village of Green Oaks
Lake
3,870
4
0.10 %
5
Village of Lily Lake
Kane
1,000
1
0.10 %
6
Village of Machesney Park
Winnebago
23,499
23
0.10 %
7
Village of Homer Glen
Will
24,481
26
0.11 %
8
Village of Volo
Lake
5,399
6
0.11 %
9
Village of Beach Park
Lake
13,833
21
0.15 %
10
Village of St. Joseph
Champaign
3,990
8
0.20 %
11
Village of Germantown Hills
Woodford
3,510
7
0.20 %
12
Village of Woodlawn
Jefferson
6,930
14
0.20 %
13
Village of Deer Park
Lake
3,206
7
0.22 %
14
Village of Campton Hills
Kane
11,131
26
0.23 %
15
Village of Niantic
Macon
7,070
17
0.24 %
16
Village of Third Lake
Lake
1,178
3
0.25 %
17
Village of Ina
Jefferson
2,335
6
0.26 %
18
Village of Shiloh
St. Clair
13,961
36
0.26 %
19
Village of Lake Barrington
Lake
4,973
13
0.26 %
20
Village of Lindenhurst
Lake
14,462
40
0.28 %
21
Village of Round Lake
Lake
18,289
53
0.29 %
22
Village of Alhambra
Madison
665
2
0.30 %
23
Village of Hainesville
Lake
3,688
12
0.33 %
24
Village of North Aurora
Kane
17,441
58
0.33 %
25
Village of Round Lake Beach
Lake
27,966
93
0.33 %
26
Village of Grayslake
Lake
20,831
68
0.33 %
27
Village of Poplar Grove
Boone
5,054
17
0.34 %
28
Village of Augusta
Hancock
587
2
0.34 %
29
City of Atlanta
Logan
1,692
6
0.35 %
30
Village of Plainfield
Will
42,138
146
0.35 %
31
Village of Capron
Boone
1,400
5
0.36 %
32
Village of Oswego
Kendall
33,078
122
0.37 %
33
Village of Winfield
DuPage
9,820
36
0.37 %
34
Village of Mokena
Will
20,097
77
0.38 %
35
City of Darien
DuPage
22,086
85
0.38 %
36
Village of Round Lake Park
Lake
7,536
29
0.38 %
37
Village of Inverness
Cook
7,541
29
0.38 %
38
Village of Bourbonnais
Kankakee
18,631
72
0.39 %
39
Village of Liberty
Adams
510
2
0.39 %
40
Village of Montgomery
Kane
18,438
71
0.39 %
41
Village of Mazon
Grundy
1,015
4
0.39 %
42
Village of Beckemeyer
Clinton
1,011
4
0.40 %
43
City of Prospect Heights
Cook
16,256
67
0.41 %
44
Village of New Lenox
Will
27,152
113
0.42 %
45
City of Channahon
Will
12,600
53
0.42 %
46
Village of Indian Creek
Lake
462
2
0.43 %
47
Village of Mahomet
Champaign
8,400
36
0.43 %
48
Village of Round Lake Heights
Lake
2,773
12
0.43 %
49
Village of Shorewood
Will
15,615
67
0.43 %
50
Village of Kingston
Dekalb
1,164
5
0.43 %
51
Village of Willow Hill
Jasper
230
1
0.43 %
52
Village of Bethalto
Madison
10,648
47
0.44 %
53
City of Crest Hill
Will
20,837
92
0.44 %
54
Village of Kildeer
Lake
3,968
18
0.45 %
55
Village of Gilberts
Kane
7,724
35
0.45 %
56
Village of Rochester
Sangamon
3,689
17
0.46 %
57
Village of Bolingbrook
Will
76,000
353
0.46 %
58
Village of Vernon Hills
Lake
26,328
123
0.47 %
59
Village of Wadsworth
Lake
3,815
18
0.47 %
60
Village of Ashland
Cass
1,692
8
0.47 %
61
Village of Carol Stream
DuPage
39,711
185
0.47 %
62
Village of Wauconda
Lake
13,758
66
0.48 %
63
City of Marengo
Mchenry
7,648
37
0.48 %
64
Village of Port Barrington
Mchenry
1,250
6
0.48 %
65
Village of North City
Franklin
608
3
0.49 %
66
Village of Ringwood
Mchenry
820
4
0.49 %
67
City of Chillicothe
Peoria
6,097
30
0.49 %
68
Village of Neponset
Bureau
4,730
23
0.49 %
69
City of Plano
Kendall
10,856
54
0.50 %
70
Village of Lisle
DuPage
23,440
118
0.50 %
71
Village of Camargo
Douglas
1,200
6
0.50 %
72
Village of Elburn
Kane
5,602
28
0.50 %
73
City of Belvidere
Boone
25,585
128
0.50 %
74
Village of Manhattan
Will
7,546
39
0.52 %
75
Village of Sugar Grove
Kane
8,997
47
0.52 %
76
Village of Savoy
Champaign
8,607
45
0.52 %
77
City of West Peoria
Peoria
4,708
25
0.53 %
78
Village of Chatham
Sangamon
12,453
66
0.53 %
79
City of Waukegan
Lake
88,182
468
0.53 %
80
City of Wheaton
DuPage
53,715
285
0.53 %
81
Village of Cedarville
Stephenson
741
4
0.54 %
82
Village of Clifton
Iroquois
1,468
8
0.54 %
83
Village of Cary
Mchenry
18,038
97
0.54 %
84
Village of Willowbrook
DuPage
8,540
46
0.54 %
85
Village of Buncombe
Johnson
186
1
0.54 %
86
City of Mason City
Mason
2,558
14
0.55 %
87
Village of Bartlett
Cook
41,208
227
0.55 %
88
City of Sumner
Lawrence
3,200
18
0.56 %
89
City of Washington
Tazewell
16,851
94
0.56 %
90
Village of Flanagan
Livingston
1,075
6
0.56 %
91
City of Georgetown
Vermilion
3,500
20
0.57 %
92
City of Macomb
Mcdonough
21,516
124
0.58 %
93
Village of Rockton
Winnebago
7,554
44
0.58 %
94
Village of Fox River Grove
Mchenry
4,854
28
0.58 %
95
Village of Princeville
Peoria
1,738
10
0.58 %
96
Village of Joppa
Massac
341
2
0.59 %
97
Village of Orion
Henry
1,688
10
0.59 %
98
City of Leroy
Mclean
3,550
21
0.59 %
99
Village of South Elgin
Kane
22,433
132
0.59 %
100
Village of Forrest
Livingston
1,177
7
0.59 %
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
City of Prospect Heights• Village of Ina• Village of Lake Barrington• City of West Peoria• Village of Mokena• Village of Kingston• Village of Winfield• Village of Third Lake• Village of Flanagan• Village of Mahomet• Village of Liberty• Village of Round Lake• City of Marengo• Village of Chatham• Village of Savoy• Village of Cedarville• Village of Bolingbrook• Village of Lisle• City of Macomb• City of Crest Hill• Village of Wauconda• Village of Wadsworth• Village of Woodlawn• Village of North City• Village of Sugar Grove• Village of New Lenox• Village of Green Oaks• Village of Round Lake Beach• Village of Neponset• Village of Oswego• Village of Grayslake• City of Darien• Village of Alhambra• Village of Gilberts• Village of North Aurora• City of Belvidere• Village of Augusta• City of Atlanta• Village of Kildeer• Village of North Barrington• Village of Vernon Hills• Village of Lily Lake• Village of Round Lake Park• City of Leroy• Village of Beach Park• Village of Bethalto• Village of Bourbonnais• City of Washington• Village of Long Grove• Village of Carol Stream• Village of Germantown Hills• Village of Orion• Village of Niantic• Village of Rockton• Village of Port Barrington• Village of Campton Hills• Village of Willowbrook• City of Sumner• Village of South Elgin• Village of Indian Creek• Village of Poplar Grove• City of Chillicothe• City of Waukegan• Village of Manhattan• Village of Deer Park• Village of Princeville• City of Mason City• City of Wheaton• Village of Machesney Park• City of Georgetown• City of Plano• Village of Clifton• Village of Montgomery• Village Of Round Lake Heights• Village Of Capron• Village Of Willow Hill• Village Of Mazon• Village Of Ashland• Village Of Inverness• Village Of Elburn• Village Of Hainesville• Village Of Joppa• Village Of Channahon• Village Of Ringwood• Village Of Beckemeyer• Village Of Shorewood• Village Of Buncombe• Village Of Volo• Village Of Camargo• Village Of Forrest• Village Of Shiloh• Village Of Cary• Village Of Homer Glen• Village Of Fox River Grove• Village Of Rochester• Village Of Bartlett• Village Of Lindenhurst
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