County government · Posey County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Posey County took in $31.6 million and spent $29.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes49%State tax money32%Fees for services11%Fines and other7.4%

What stands out

48%

of Posey County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes49%

Property tax
48%$15.3 million
Other taxes
0.5%$170 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$110 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$3.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$10.2 million

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$2.0 million
Fines
1.2%$386 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Health and hospitals9.2%Environment and natural resources0.9%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

51%

of Posey 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
51%$15.1 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$8.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$639 thousand
  • Government buildings$88 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$5.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$5.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$2.0 million
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$148 thousand
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.2%$2.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.7 million
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$271 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$271 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$97 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$97 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Posey 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 Posey 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.