County government · Cass County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Cass County took in $191 million and spent $148 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)54%County taxes25%State tax money15%Fines and other5.0%Local tax money0.9%

What stands out

54%

of Cass 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 taxes25%

Property tax
24%$45.9 million
Other taxes
0.9%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Public utility taxes$930 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$725 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$102 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$102 million
  • Other service charges$628 thousand
  • Garbage collection$26 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$24 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$29.4 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$1.6 million

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$9.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$71 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals75%Police, fire, courts and jails9.4%Running the government and other costs8.4%Roads, transit and parking4.5%Interest on debt1.2%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

75%

of Cass 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
75%$112 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$111 million
  • Public health$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.4%$13.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$5.5 million
  • Police$5.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$550 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$37 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.4%$12.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.9 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$836 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$6.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$5.9 million
  • Airports$620 thousand
  • Public transit$60 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$1.8 million
Housing and community development
0.4%$648 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$583 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$583 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$338 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$338 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cass 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 Cass 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.