County government · Hancock County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Hancock County took in $382 million and spent $268 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes46%Fees for services (hospital bills)44%Fines and other7.9%State tax money2.1%

What stands out

44%

of Hancock County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes46%

Property tax
35%$132 million
Individual income tax
11%$42.1 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$170 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills
  • Hospital bills$170 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$2 thousand

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$8.2 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$30.2 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals79%Running the government and other costs10%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%Roads, transit and parking4.0%Interest on debt0.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities<0.1%

What stands out

79%

of Hancock County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
79%$211 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$210 million
  • Public health$602 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$27.2 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$12.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$835 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$17.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$13.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$662 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$661 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$10.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.7 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$2.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$152 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$152 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hancock 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 Hancock 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.