County government · Adams County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Adams County took in $123 million and spent $136 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, road charges)75%State tax money10%County taxes9.4%Fines and other3.1%Local tax money2.0%

What stands out

75%

of Adams County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes9.4%

Property tax
9.0%$11.2 million
Other taxes
0.4%$472 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$472 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services75%

Fees for services
75%$92.7 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$92.2 million
  • Other service charges$489 thousand
  • Road charges$24 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$12.8 million

Local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.0%$2.4 million

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$3.3 million
Fines
0.4%$526 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals78%Running the government and other costs10%Police, fire, courts and jails5.2%Roads, transit and parking2.9%Interest on debt2.3%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

78%

of Adams County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
78%$107 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$106 million
  • Public health$520 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$14.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$725 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.2%$7.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.3 million
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$911 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.9%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$3.2 million
Social services
0.5%$660 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$660 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$370 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$370 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$185 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$185 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$24 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Adams County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Adams 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.