County government · Rush County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Rush County took in $142 million and spent $113 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, sewer)62%County taxes20%State tax money16%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

62%

of Rush 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
20%$28.1 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$49 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$88.5 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$88.5 million
  • Other service charges$41 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%$34 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$23.2 million

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$2.0 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals84%Running the government and other costs6.8%Roads, transit and parking4.2%Police, fire, courts and jails4.1%Environment and natural resources0.3%All other spending0.1%

What stands out

84%

of Rush 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
84%$95.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$95.2 million
  • Public health$341 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.8%$7.7 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$4.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$517 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$4.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$4.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$2.0 million
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$688 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$197 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$394 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$394 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$124 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$16 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$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and electric power
  • Sewer systems$6 thousand
  • Electric power$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rush 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 Rush 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.