County government · Lawrence County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lawrence County took in $23.3 million and spent $45.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes45%State tax money39%Fines and other12%Fees for services3.7%

What stands out

39%

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

County taxes45%

Property tax
43%$9.9 million
Other taxes
2.2%$521 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$361 thousand
  • Other licenses$126 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$20 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$862 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$862 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$9.1 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$2.7 million
Fines
0.6%$144 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs67%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Health and hospitals1.6%Housing and community development1.0%Sent to other local governments<0.1%

What stands out

67%

of Lawrence 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
67%$30.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$11.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$7.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$7.6 million
  • Airports$292 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$6.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; probation, parole and other corrections and 2 more
  • Police$4.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$477 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$55 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$738 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$738 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$449 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$43 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$43 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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.