County government · Putnam County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Putnam County took in $269 million and spent $111 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)57%County taxes20%State tax money16%Fines and other7.5%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

57%

of Putnam 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 taxes20%

Property tax
19%$51.2 million
Other taxes
0.6%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$669 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$383 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$354 thousand
  • Other licenses$257 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$153 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 3 more
  • Hospital bills$150 million
  • Other service charges$2.6 million
  • Garbage collection$311 thousand
  • Airport$210 thousand
  • Sewer$2 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%$16 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$42.1 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$660 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$19.7 million
Fines
0.2%$578 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals68%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking7.7%Interest on debt0.4%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

68%

of Putnam 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
68%$75.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$72.9 million
  • Public health$3.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$13.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 4 more
  • Police$7.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.9 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$378 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$19 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$12.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$752 thousand
  • Government buildings$137 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.7%$8.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$7.4 million
  • Airports$1.1 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$477 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$280 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$280 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$21 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Putnam County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Putnam 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.