County government · Benton County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Benton County took in $16.4 million and spent $12.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money69%County taxes25%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)5.8%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

69%

of Benton County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes25%

Property tax
24%$3.9 million
Other taxes
1.2%$191 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$109 thousand
  • Other licenses$79 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$958 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$885 thousand
  • Garbage collection$65 thousand
  • Sewer$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money69%

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

From the state
69%$11.3 million

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$66 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Health and hospitals8.1%Social services1.7%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

31%

of Benton County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$4.5 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$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$392 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$628 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$453 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$248 thousand
  • Fire protection$178 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.1%$1.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.0 million
Social services
1.7%$204 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$204 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$176 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$176 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$105 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$94 thousand
  • Sewer systems$11 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$42 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$42 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Benton County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Benton 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.