County government · Jefferson County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Jefferson County took in $596 thousand and spent $283 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes100%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

100%

of Jefferson County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes100%

Other taxes
100%$595 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$595 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs100%

What stands out

100%

of Jefferson 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
100%$283 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$283 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.