County government · Knox County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Knox County took in $307 million and spent $296 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)88%Fines and other5.1%County taxes3.5%State tax money2.4%Federal tax money0.7%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

88%

of Knox County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes3.5%

Property tax
3.5%$10.8 million
Sales tax
<0.1%$9 thousand

Fees for services88%

Fees for services
88%$271 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills
  • Hospital bills$271 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.7%$2.1 million

State tax money2.4%

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

From the state
2.4%$7.5 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$322 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$15.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals90%Police, fire, courts and jails3.3%Running the government and other costs2.8%Roads, transit and parking2.2%Interest on debt1.9%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

90%

of Knox County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
90%$265 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$264 million
  • Public health$938 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.3%$9.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.3 million
  • Fire protection$2.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$853 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.8%$8.3 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)$5.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$506 thousand
  • Government buildings$373 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$6.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.4 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$5.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$480 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$480 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$212 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$212 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Knox 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 Knox 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.