County government · Perry County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Perry County took in $174 million and spent $77.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, ports and waterways)88%State tax money5.1%County taxes3.6%Federal tax money1.6%Fines and other0.9%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

88%

of Perry 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 taxes3.6%

Property tax
3.0%$5.3 million
Other taxes
0.6%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$582 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$484 thousand
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
<0.1%$8 thousand

Fees for services88%

Fees for services
88%$154 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; ports and waterways and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$148 million
  • Ports and waterways$3.2 million
  • Other service charges$2.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$2.8 million

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$8.8 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$699 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$1.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals66%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking8.6%Police, fire, courts and jails5.0%Interest on debt1.7%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

66%

of Perry 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
66%$50.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$50.1 million
  • Public health$421 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$14.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$11.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$651 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$6.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
  • Ports and harbors$1.8 million
  • Airports$344 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.0%$3.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$834 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$50 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$1.3 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$173 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$173 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$113 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$113 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$47 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Perry 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 Perry 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.