County government · Ripley County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ripley County took in $22.3 million and spent $17.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money55%County taxes30%Fees for services (parks and recreation)7.7%Fines and other4.1%Local tax money2.8%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

55%

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

County taxes30%

Property tax
29%$6.6 million
Other taxes
0.7%$162 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$90 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$72 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.7%

Fees for services
7.7%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$85 thousand

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$12.3 million

Local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.8%$628 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$783 thousand
Fines
0.6%$127 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking26%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%Environment and natural resources1.1%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

34%

of Ripley County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$6.1 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$3.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$645 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$5.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$203 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$203 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$193 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$193 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$164 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$164 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ripley County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Ripley 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.