County government · Crawford County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Crawford County took in $17.1 million and spent $12.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money57%County taxes27%Fines and other8.3%Fees for services (water)6.5%Local tax money1.2%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

57%

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

County taxes27%

Property tax
25%$4.3 million
Other taxes
2.1%$368 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$181 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$102 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$75 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.5%

Fees for services
6.5%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and water
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Water$36 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%$12 thousand

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$9.7 million

Local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.2%$198 thousand

Fines and other8.3%

Fines
7.3%$1.3 million
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$157 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Health and hospitals8.8%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

17%

of Crawford County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 1%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
25%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$729 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$406 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$891 thousand
  • Police$802 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$621 thousand
  • Fire protection$269 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$207 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
Health and hospitals
8.8%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$250 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$250 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$65 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$65 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$27 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Crawford 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 Crawford 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.