County government · Hamilton County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Hamilton County took in $982 million and spent $1.02 billion.

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)67%State tax money12%County taxes9.9%Fines and other9.5%Federal tax money0.6%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

67%

of Hamilton County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 14%.

County taxes9.9%

Property tax
8.0%$78.2 million
Other taxes
1.9%$18.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$17.9 million
  • Other licenses$693 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$661 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$653 million
  • Other service charges$7.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$704 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$6.0 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$122 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$2.3 million

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
9.5%$93.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$242 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals74%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking5.4%Police, fire, courts and jails4.9%Interest on debt1.1%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

74%

of Hamilton County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 7.9%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
74%$756 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$749 million
  • Public health$6.7 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$133 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$78.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$43.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.4 million
  • Government buildings$5.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$55.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$54.3 million
  • Airports$597 thousand
  • Public transit$239 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.9%$50.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$24.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$14.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$10.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.5 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$11.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$7.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7.1 million
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$4.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4.5 million
Housing and community development
<0.1%$933 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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.