County government · Scott County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Scott County took in $23.0 million and spent $22.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money65%County taxes26%Fees for services (garbage collection)6.7%Fines and other2.2%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

65%

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

County taxes26%

Property tax
24%$5.5 million
Other taxes
2.5%$570 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$264 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$260 thousand
  • Other licenses$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.7%

Fees for services
6.7%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$77 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%$10 thousand

State tax money65%

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

From the state
65%$14.8 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$38 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Fines
1.3%$290 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$218 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking14%Health and hospitals10%Interest on debt0.9%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

38%

of Scott 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$8.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 4 more
  • Police$4.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$754 thousand
  • Fire protection$700 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$42 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$7.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$998 thousand
  • Government buildings$313 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Health and hospitals
10%$2.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$2.3 million
  • Hospitals$31 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$196 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$174 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$172 thousand
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$143 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$143 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$132 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$132 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Scott 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 Scott 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.