County government · Brown County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Brown County took in $43.7 million and spent $48.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other54%State tax money26%County taxes19%Fees for services1.3%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

53%

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

County taxes19%

Property tax
19%$8.1 million
Other taxes
0.4%$165 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$154 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$582 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$582 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$230 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$11.2 million

Fines and other54%

Interest, rents and other
53%$23.3 million
Fines
0.1%$58 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs65%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Health and hospitals7.6%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Housing and community development4.5%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

65%

of Brown County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
65%$31.3 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$27.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$699 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$5.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$949 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$882 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$244 thousand
  • Fire protection$64 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.6%$3.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
  • Public transit$113 thousand
Housing and community development
4.5%$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$1.0 million
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$144 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$144 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brown 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 Brown 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.