County government · Decatur County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Decatur County took in $140 million and spent $130 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, parks and recreation)71%State tax money16%County taxes6.1%Fines and other6.0%Federal tax money0.7%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

71%

of Decatur 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 taxes6.1%

Property tax
5.1%$7.1 million
Other taxes
1.1%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$275 thousand
  • Other licenses$199 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
<0.1%$5 thousand

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$99.5 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$99.2 million
  • Other service charges$234 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$31 thousand
  • Parking$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$993 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$22.0 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$604 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$8.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$63 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals78%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Running the government and other costs6.7%Roads, transit and parking4.1%Sent to other local governments1.3%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

78%

of Decatur 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
78%$101 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$96.8 million
  • Public health$4.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$10.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$4.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.1 million
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$639 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.7%$8.7 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$4.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$5.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.3 million
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$1.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$916 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$916 thousand
Social services
0.5%$640 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$640 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$424 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$424 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$332 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Decatur 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 Decatur 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.