County government · Clinton County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clinton County took in $40.4 million and spent $29.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%County taxes26%Fines and other9.5%Fees for services7.6%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

56%

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

County taxes26%

Property tax
20%$8.0 million
Other taxes
6.5%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$486 thousand
  • Other licenses$90 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$51 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services
7.6%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3.1 million

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%$92 thousand

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$22.8 million

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$2.7 million
Fines
2.9%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking13%Health and hospitals9.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.6%All other spending8.5%

What stands out

38%

of Clinton 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
38%$11.1 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$5.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$517 thousand
  • Government buildings$507 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$7.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.5 million
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$754 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
Health and hospitals
9.9%$2.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.6%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$4 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$1.2 million
Environment and natural resources
2.9%$831 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$831 thousand
Social services
1.7%$483 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$483 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$4 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$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clinton 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 Clinton 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.