County government · Fountain County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Fountain County took in $16.6 million and spent $17.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money53%County taxes30%Fines and other9.0%Fees for services5.6%Local tax money1.8%

What stands out

53%

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

County taxes30%

Property tax
30%$5.0 million
Other taxes
0.1%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.6%

Fees for services
5.6%$935 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$935 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$8.8 million

Local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.8%$304 thousand

Fines and other9.0%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs73%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails6.2%Social services3.0%Health and hospitals2.3%

What stands out

73%

of Fountain 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
73%$12.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; probation, parole and other corrections and 2 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$48 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$24 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Social services
3.0%$529 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$529 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$402 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$402 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fountain 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 Fountain 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.