County government · Fulton County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Fulton County took in $213 million and spent $97.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)85%State tax money13%Fines and other1.2%County taxes0.5%Local tax money0.2%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

85%

of Fulton 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 taxes0.5%

Property tax
0.3%$544 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$505 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$318 thousand
  • Other licenses$98 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$74 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
<0.1%$8 thousand

Fees for services85%

Fees for services
85%$181 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$179 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$839 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$350 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$27.2 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$395 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$2.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals67%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs8.9%Roads, transit and parking7.3%Interest on debt2.5%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

67%

of Fulton 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
67%$65.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$64.6 million
  • Public health$996 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$12.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$8.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$347 thousand
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.9%$8.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$971 thousand
  • Government buildings$243 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$7.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$5.6 million
  • Airports$1.5 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$2.4 million
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$961 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$961 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$49 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$49 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$17 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fulton 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 Fulton 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.