County government · Jennings County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Jennings County took in $21.7 million and spent $26.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money86%County taxes7.4%Fees for services3.3%Fines and other1.9%Local tax money1.7%

What stands out

86%

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

County taxes7.4%

Property tax
7.0%$1.5 million
Other taxes
0.5%$103 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$97 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$708 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$708 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money86%

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

From the state
86%$18.6 million

Local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.7%$360 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$307 thousand
Fines
0.5%$114 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails49%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking21%Health and hospitals1.7%Environment and natural resources0.9%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

49%

of Jennings County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
49%$12.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$10.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$594 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$7.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$754 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$606 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$5.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.5 million
Health and hospitals
1.7%$446 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$446 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$244 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$244 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$239 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$239 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$143 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$33 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$33 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jennings County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Jennings 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.