It’s no surprise that the biggest increase in the County’s tax revenue for the 2021 year is in Oil with an increase of $599,143.13 for a total of $1,853,122.55. The 2020 total was $1,253,989.42. Real Estate also increased from the 2019 figure of $8,546,491.71 to $8,631,831.47 for a total increase of $85,339.76. Specials make up the last in crease from the 2020 figure of $31,034.88 to $35,191.05, an increase of $275,153.83. (The Specials tax is imposed on city cleanup of property (lots, for instance, to enable irrigation by the irrigation district; or for such projects and sewer, curb and gutter improvements.)

Showing decreases this year are Severed Minerals with a drop of $1,749.30, Personal Property with a drop of $6,700.74, and Utilities, which were down $9,000.10.

All of the Townships showed an increase with the exception of Township #7.

The County’s municipalities show Damar with a decrease of $724.25, Palco with a decrease of $19,379.36; Plainville with an increase of $21,666.01; Stockton with an increase of $86,152.60; Woodston with an increase of $10,400.97; and Zurich with a decrease of $3,516.22.

(See the chart from 2020 & 2021, which accompanies this article for comparisons.)