Levee, Oakland and Eldorado employ the most government workers per capita among townships in West 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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West Central Illinois townships with the most public employees
Rank
Township
County
Population
Total Employees
% of Employees Per Capita
1
Levee
Pike
100
9
9 %
2
Oakland
Schuyler
135
7
5.19 %
3
Eldorado
Mcdonough
250
12
4.80 %
4
Chambersburg
Pike
150
7
4.67 %
5
Birmingham
Schuyler
150
7
4.67 %
6
Huntsville
Schuyler
150
7
4.67 %
7
Terre Haute
Henderson
279
13
4.66 %
8
Pilot Grove
Hancock
283
13
4.59 %
9
Hardin
Pike
212
9
4.25 %
10
Hire
Mcdonough
218
9
4.13 %
11
Pea Ridge
Brown
188
7
3.72 %
12
Rubicon
Greene
350
13
3.71 %
13
Linder
Greene
248
9
3.63 %
14
Philadelphia
Cass
221
8
3.62 %
15
Derry
Pike
250
9
3.60 %
16
Elkhorn
Brown
337
12
3.56 %
17
Hadley
Pike
255
9
3.53 %
18
Walkerville
Greene
232
8
3.45 %
19
Kinderhook
Pike
210
7
3.33 %
20
Hancock
Hancock
245
8
3.27 %
21
ATHENSVILLE
Greene
343
11
3.21 %
22
Flint
Pike
94
3
3.19 %
23
Prairie City
Mcdonough
510
15
2.94 %
24
Panther Creek
Cass
273
8
2.93 %
25
Wrights
Greene
314
9
2.87 %
26
Fairmount
Pike
110
3
2.73 %
27
Durham
Hancock
302
8
2.65 %
28
Camden
Schuyler
270
7
2.59 %
29
Cooperstown
Brown
340
8
2.35 %
30
Walker
Hancock
300
7
2.33 %
31
Scotland
Mcdonough
448
10
2.23 %
32
Harmony
Hancock
500
11
2.20 %
33
Detroit
Pike
325
7
2.15 %
34
Bethel
Mcdonough
385
8
2.08 %
35
Rock Creek
Hancock
341
7
2.05 %
36
Prairie
Crawford
594
11
1.85 %
37
Hagener
Cass
381
7
1.84 %
38
Pearl
Pike
437
8
1.83 %
39
Macomb
Mcdonough
502
9
1.79 %
40
Tennessee
Mcdonough
336
6
1.79 %
41
Montezuma
Pike
561
10
1.78 %
42
Brooklyn
Lee
793
14
1.77 %
43
Pontoosuc
Hancock
402
7
1.74 %
44
Leepertown
Bureau
407
7
1.72 %
45
Sciota
Mcdonough
539
9
1.67 %
46
Bainbridge
Schuyler
540
8
1.48 %
47
Versailles
Brown
860
12
1.40 %
48
Bluffdale
Greene
580
8
1.38 %
49
Chandlerville
Cass
535
7
1.31 %
50
Chalmers
Mcdonough
804
10
1.24 %
51
Pleasant Vale
Pike
573
7
1.22 %
52
Sonora
Hancock
750
9
1.20 %
53
Newburg
Pike
949
11
1.16 %
54
Augusta
Hancock
650
7
1.08 %
55
St. Mary's
Hancock
750
8
1.07 %
56
Bluff Springs
Cass
659
7
1.06 %
57
Chili
Hancock
750
7
0.93 %
58
Blandinsville
Mcdonough
1,003
9
0.90 %
59
New Salem
Mcdonough
474
4
0.84 %
60
Barry
Pike
1,675
14
0.84 %
61
Emmet
Mcdonough
1,288
10
0.78 %
62
Lamoine
Mcdonough
516
4
0.78 %
63
Dallas City
Hancock
1,000
7
0.70 %
64
Ashland
Cass
1,440
9
0.62 %
65
Griggsville
Pike
1,483
9
0.61 %
66
Bear Creek
Christian
500
3
0.60 %
67
Pleasant Hill
Pike
1,360
8
0.59 %
68
La Harpe
Hancock
1,617
9
0.56 %
69
Perry
Pike
594
3
0.51 %
70
Buena Vista
Schuyler
1,426
7
0.49 %
71
Rockbridge
Greene
2,057
9
0.44 %
72
Frederick
Schuyler
1,870
8
0.43 %
73
ROODHOUSE
Greene
2,634
10
0.38 %
74
Virginia
Cass
1,931
7
0.36 %
75
CARROLLTON
Greene
3,500
11
0.31 %
76
Bushnell
Mcdonough
4,380
13
0.30 %
77
Mt. Sterling
Brown
2,800
8
0.29 %
78
Colchester
Mcdonough
2,325
6
0.26 %
79
Pittsfield
Pike
4,477
10
0.22 %
80
Carthage
Hancock
3,600
7
0.19 %
81
Montebello
Hancock
3,850
7
0.18 %
82
Beardstown
Cass
6,123
8
0.13 %
83
Walnut Grove
Knox
7,700
8
0.10 %
84
Macomb City
Mcdonough
21,500
3
0.01 %
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