County government · Hardee County, FL

Hardee County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Hardee County took in $67.3 million and spent $69.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes34%State tax money29%Fines and other17%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)11%Federal tax money6.4%Local tax money2.0%

What stands out

16%

of Hardee County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes34%

Property tax
26%$17.7 million
Other taxes
4.0%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.6 million
  • Other licenses$869 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$93 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$62 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.5%$2.4 million

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$7.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Other service charges$4.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million
  • Sewer$693 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$488 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$466 thousand
  • Water$431 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
6.4%$4.3 million

State tax money29%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
29%$19.7 million

Local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.0%$1.3 million

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
16%$11.0 million
Fines
0.6%$429 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.2%Health and hospitals4.9%All other spending9.9%

What stands out

7.2%

of Hardee County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$26.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$22.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$373 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$18.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 4 more
  • Police$9.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.5 million
  • Fire protection$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$453 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$197 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$9.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.2%$5.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Water supply$910 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.9%$3.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.4 million
Sent to other local governments
4.5%$3.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$940 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.5 million
  • Libraries$237 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$457 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$329 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$329 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$117 thousand
Social services
0.1%$104 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$104 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hardee County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Hardee County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.