County government · Boone County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Boone County took in $588 million and spent $558 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)89%Federal tax money4.1%Fines and other3.7%County taxes2.6%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

89%

of Boone County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes2.6%

Property tax
2.6%$15.0 million

Fees for services89%

Fees for services
89%$525 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$522 million
  • Other service charges$1.8 million
  • Road charges$664 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$23.9 million

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$2.4 million

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$21.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals89%Running the government and other costs4.2%Police, fire, courts and jails3.2%Roads, transit and parking1.6%Sent to other local governments1.6%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

89%

of Boone County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
89%$497 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$496 million
  • Public health$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
4.2%$23.4 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)$14.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$7.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$18.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$9.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$3.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$446 thousand
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.6%$9.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$8.7 million
  • Public transit$391 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$8.9 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$8.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
Interest on debt
0.1%$629 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$374 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$374 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$4 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Boone 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 Boone 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.