County government · Morgan County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Morgan County took in $128 million and spent $63.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money76%County taxes17%Fines and other4.3%Fees for services (parks and recreation)2.2%Local tax money0.9%

What stands out

76%

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

County taxes17%

Property tax
16%$20.2 million
Other taxes
1.0%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$823 thousand
  • Other licenses$270 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$176 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$2.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money76%

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

From the state
76%$96.9 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$1.2 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$5.1 million
Fines
0.3%$426 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs64%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking11%Health and hospitals8.6%Interest on debt1.8%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

64%

of Morgan 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
64%$40.2 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$29.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
  • Government buildings$727 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$8.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 4 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$516 thousand
  • Police$456 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$62 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$6.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.8 million
Health and hospitals
8.6%$5.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.4 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$405 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$354 thousand
  • Sewer systems$51 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$282 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$282 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$130 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$130 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$49 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$49 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Morgan 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 Morgan 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.