County government · Blackford County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Blackford County took in $14.9 million and spent $8.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money69%County taxes24%Fees for services (garbage collection)3.1%Fines and other2.1%Local tax money1.3%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

69%

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

County taxes24%

Property tax
24%$3.6 million
Other taxes
0.1%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Other licenses$11 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$459 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$458 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$26 thousand

State tax money69%

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

From the state
69%$10.4 million

Local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.3%$197 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Fines
1.4%$205 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$102 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking23%Health and hospitals3.8%Environment and natural resources1.5%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

34%

of Blackford County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$753 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$375 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
  • Police$345 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$26 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Health and hospitals
3.8%$326 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$326 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$125 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$125 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$54 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$30 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$28 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$19 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Blackford 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 Blackford 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.