| Year |
Expenditures |
Payroll |
Employment |
State Tax |
Local Tax Receipts |
| 2000 |
47.64 |
9.13 |
0.46 |
2.8 |
0.81 |
| 1999 |
43.12 |
8.26 |
0.44 |
2.53 |
0.74 |
| 1998 |
41.36 |
8.12 |
0.44 |
2.3 |
0.71 |
| 1997 |
36.45 |
6.27 |
0.4 |
1.88 |
0.61 |
| 1996 |
33.63 |
5.71 |
0.37 |
1.78 |
0.56 |
| *in millions of dollars |
Tourism in DeKalb County is big business. Its a $50-million a year business. And as the above chart indicates (source: Illinois Bureau of Tourism), tourism is a growing business in DeKalb County. So if you are visiting DeKalb County, thanks for coming! We hope you enjoy your stay.
Shabbona Lake State Park is one of DeKalb County's biggest draws for visitors. The chart below indicates the monthly number of visitors (mostly fishermen), at Shabbona Lake in 1999.
| January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
| 12205 |
10294 |
14592 |
25895 |
53539 |
53054 |
| July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
| 61074 |
56330 |
42802 |
29811 |
12144 |
11563 |
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