County government · DeKalb County, IN

De Kalb County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), De Kalb County took in $51.7 million and spent $68.6 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

State tax money44%County taxes26%Federal tax money13%Fines and other13%Fees for services (airport)2.5%Local tax money1.5%

What stands out

13%

of De Kalb County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes26%

Property tax
26%$13.3 million
Other taxes
0.2%$122 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$122 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesAirport and other service charges
  • Airport$847 thousand
  • Other service charges$437 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$6.8 million

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$23.0 million

Local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.5%$761 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$6.4 million
Fines
0.2%$81 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Environment and natural resources3.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

45%

of De Kalb 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
45%$31.0 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$22.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
28%$18.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Airports$10.3 million
  • Roads and highways$8.3 million
  • Public transit$384 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$14.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$9.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$793 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$252 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$29 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.2%$2.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$760 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$760 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$659 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$659 thousand
Social services
0.6%$410 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$410 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

De Kalb 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 De Kalb 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.