County government · Howard County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Howard County took in $72.7 million and spent $51.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money58%County taxes35%Fines and other4.9%Fees for services (sewer)1.1%Local tax money1.1%

What stands out

58%

of Howard County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes35%

Property tax
35%$25.6 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$831 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$762 thousand
  • Sewer$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money58%

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

From the state
58%$41.9 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$778 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$3.6 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs53%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking11%Health and hospitals4.3%Environment and natural resources0.7%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

53%

of Howard County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
53%$27.3 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$18.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.0 million
  • Government buildings$993 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$883 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$15.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$7.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$3.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$89 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$73 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$5.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.6 million
Health and hospitals
4.3%$2.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.2 million
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$347 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$347 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$260 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$259 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Social services
0.5%$254 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$243 thousand
  • Other public welfare$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$142 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$142 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Howard 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 Howard 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.