County government · Fayette County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fayette County took in $11.2 million and spent $16.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes57%State tax money32%Fees for services6.7%Local tax money3.1%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

53%

of Fayette County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes57%

Property tax
53%$5.9 million
Other taxes
4.0%$454 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$367 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$41 thousand
  • Other licenses$40 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.7%

Fees for services
6.7%$749 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$749 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$3.5 million

Local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.1%$353 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$176 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking27%Health and hospitals2.6%Interest on debt1.0%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

38%

of Fayette 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%$6.3 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)$4.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$497 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$5.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsProbation, parole and other corrections; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.1 million
  • Police$794 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
  • Public transit$349 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.6%$423 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$423 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$160 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$85 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$85 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fayette 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 Fayette 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.