County government · Kosciusko County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Kosciusko County took in $76.6 million and spent $58.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%County taxes27%Fines and other12%Fees for services (sewer)2.9%Local tax money2.1%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

56%

of Kosciusko County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes27%

Property tax
26%$19.6 million
Other taxes
1.5%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$850 thousand
  • Other licenses$238 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Sewer$16 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%$39 thousand

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$43.0 million

Local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.1%$1.6 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
10%$8.0 million
Fines
1.3%$996 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking19%Environment and natural resources2.6%Health and hospitals2.0%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

52%

of Kosciusko County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
52%$30.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$16.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.4 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$40 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$13.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$5.1 million
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$574 thousand
  • Fire protection$228 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$10.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.8 million
Environment and natural resources
2.6%$1.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.5 million
Health and hospitals
2.0%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$451 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$451 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$358 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$358 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$119 thousand
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$11 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kosciusko 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 Kosciusko 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.