County government · Henry County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Henry County took in $141 million and spent $162 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)49%State tax money23%Federal tax money11%County taxes9.7%Fines and other8.2%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

49%

of Henry 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 taxes9.7%

Property tax
7.8%$10.9 million
Other taxes
2.0%$2.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$686 thousand
  • Other licenses$284 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$68.4 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$64.1 million
  • Other service charges$4.3 million
  • Garbage collection$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$14.8 million

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$32.2 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$83 thousand

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$10.7 million
Fines
0.6%$780 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals74%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails7.4%Roads, transit and parking4.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

74%

of Henry 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
74%$120 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$119 million
  • Public health$851 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$22.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$15.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.4%$11.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$5.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$894 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$6.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$6.6 million
  • Airports$304 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$778 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$778 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$222 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$136 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$136 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Henry County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Henry 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.