County government · Jay County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Jay County took in $21.8 million and spent $30.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes42%State tax money40%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)9.1%Fines and other7.1%Local tax money1.6%

What stands out

40%

of Jay County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes42%

Property tax
40%$8.7 million
Other taxes
2.6%$563 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$315 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$119 thousand
  • Other licenses$90 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$35 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.1%

Fees for services
9.1%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$573 thousand
  • Road charges$91 thousand
  • Sewer$26 thousand

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%$1 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$8.7 million

Local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.6%$360 thousand

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$1.5 million
Fines
0.4%$82 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking17%Health and hospitals6.7%Environment and natural resources2.8%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

52%

of Jay County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
52%$15.7 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$10.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$42 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$5.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$294 thousand
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$5.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.3 million
Health and hospitals
6.7%$2.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.0 million
Environment and natural resources
2.8%$851 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$851 thousand
Social services
1.5%$467 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$467 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$120 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$120 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$21 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$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jay 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 Jay 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.