County government · Shelby County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Shelby County took in $99.0 million and spent $106 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes83%State tax money15%Fines and other1.4%Local tax money0.9%Fees for services (sewer)0.5%

What stands out

82%

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

County taxes83%

Property tax
82%$81.4 million
Other taxes
0.5%$536 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$344 thousand
  • Other licenses$113 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$525 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$457 thousand
  • Sewer$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$14.4 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$856 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$904 thousand
Fines
0.5%$446 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs78%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking5.1%Housing and community development1.7%Health and hospitals1.0%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

78%

of Shelby 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
78%$82.1 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$72.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$14.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$7.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.9 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$5.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.4 million
Housing and community development
1.7%$1.8 million
Health and hospitals
1.0%$1.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.0 million
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$323 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$323 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$250 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$250 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$66 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$44 thousand
  • Other public welfare$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$33 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$26 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Shelby 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 Shelby 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.