County government · Hendricks County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Hendricks County took in $641 million and spent $589 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)71%Fines and other11%County taxes9.2%State tax money8.6%Local tax money0.3%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

71%

of Hendricks 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 taxes9.2%

Property tax
7.3%$47.0 million
Other taxes
1.9%$12.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$9.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.3 million
  • Other licenses$622 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$453 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 3 more
  • Hospital bills$447 million
  • Other service charges$5.0 million
  • Garbage collection$384 thousand
  • Sewer$348 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$860 thousand

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$55.4 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$2.1 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$70.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$136 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals80%Running the government and other costs9.0%Police, fire, courts and jails3.9%Roads, transit and parking2.9%Sent to other local governments2.8%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

80%

of Hendricks 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
80%$470 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$468 million
  • Public health$2.7 million
Running the government and other costs
9.0%$53.2 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$33.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.0 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$23.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$7.7 million
  • Police$7.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$5.8 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.9%$17.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$17.0 million
Sent to other local governments
2.8%$16.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$16.5 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$4.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
  • Water supply$113 thousand
  • Sewer systems$83 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$601 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$601 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$598 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$598 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$384 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$384 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hendricks 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 Hendricks 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.