County government · Grant County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Grant County took in $49.4 million and spent $39.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%County taxes35%Fines and other12%Fees for services (sewer)4.0%Federal tax money2.0%Local tax money1.4%

What stands out

45%

of Grant County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes35%

Property tax
33%$16.4 million
Other taxes
1.9%$958 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$676 thousand
  • Other licenses$282 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Sewer$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$1.0 million

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$22.2 million

Local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.4%$678 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$3.3 million
Fines
5.6%$2.8 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking16%Health and hospitals3.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

43%

of Grant County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$16.9 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)$8.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$6.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$13.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$7.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$138 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$43 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$6.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.3 million
Health and hospitals
3.8%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$582 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$582 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$245 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$173 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$173 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$142 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$112 thousand
  • Sewer systems$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Grant 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 Grant 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.