County government · Johnson County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Johnson County took in $552 million and spent $482 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, parks and recreation)65%State tax money21%County taxes9.6%Fines and other2.7%Local tax money1.5%

What stands out

65%

of Johnson County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes9.6%

Property tax
8.2%$45.2 million
Other taxes
1.4%$7.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.9 million
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$610 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$34 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$359 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$352 million
  • Other service charges$6.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$655 thousand
  • Sewer$47 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%$128 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$116 million

Local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.5%$8.4 million

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$14.2 million
Fines
0.1%$631 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals78%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs7.6%Roads, transit and parking1.8%Interest on debt0.1%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

78%

of Johnson County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
78%$376 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$372 million
  • Public health$3.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$59.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; probation, parole and other corrections and 4 more
  • Fire protection$29.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$11.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$7.8 million
  • Police$6.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$177 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$36.8 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$22.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.8%$8.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.5 million
Interest on debt
0.1%$607 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$510 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$510 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$404 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$404 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$134 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$134 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$116 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$116 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Johnson 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 Johnson 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.