County government · Harrison County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Harrison County took in $96.7 million and spent $113 million.

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)64%State tax money13%County taxes12%Fines and other6.5%Local tax money3.0%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

64%

of Harrison 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 taxes12%

Property tax
11%$11.1 million
Other taxes
0.7%$715 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$498 thousand
  • Other licenses$125 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$62.3 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$59.4 million
  • Other service charges$2.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$518 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$12.8 million

Local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.0%$2.9 million

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$5.9 million
Fines
0.5%$439 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals59%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking5.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

59%

of Harrison 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
59%$66.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$64.3 million
  • Public health$2.2 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$21.5 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$15.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$910 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$16.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 4 more
  • Police$6.5 million
  • Fire protection$4.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$406 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$80 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.9%$6.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$402 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$402 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$179 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$116 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$116 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Harrison 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 Harrison 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.