County government · LaGrange County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lagrange County took in $49.1 million and spent $36.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money76%County taxes20%Fees for services (sewer)1.3%Fines and other1.2%Local tax money1.1%

What stands out

76%

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

County taxes20%

Property tax
14%$7.1 million
Other taxes
5.5%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$817 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$491 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$631 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$516 thousand
  • Sewer$115 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%$14 thousand

State tax money76%

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

From the state
76%$37.5 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$540 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$451 thousand
Fines
0.3%$160 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs59%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking12%Health and hospitals1.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

59%

of Lagrange 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
59%$21.1 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$15.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$261 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$8.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$6.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$748 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$208 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
Health and hospitals
1.7%$605 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$605 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$586 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$586 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$517 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$517 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$102 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$75 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$40 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$35 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lagrange County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Lagrange 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.