County government · Steuben County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Steuben County took in $61.5 million and spent $107 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money69%County taxes20%Fines and other5.0%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)4.6%Local tax money1.1%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

69%

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

County taxes20%

Property tax
18%$10.9 million
Other taxes
2.0%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$919 thousand
  • Other licenses$336 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.6%

Fees for services
4.6%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Sewer$697 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$478 thousand
  • Airport$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$67 thousand

State tax money69%

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

From the state
69%$42.7 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$662 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$2.5 million
Fines
0.9%$579 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs73%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Roads, transit and parking6.5%Health and hospitals5.7%Housing and community development2.8%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

73%

of Steuben 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
73%$78.4 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$69.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$11.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; probation, parole and other corrections and 3 more
  • Police$4.9 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$129 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.5%$7.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$6.9 million
  • Airports$111 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.7%$6.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.1 million
Housing and community development
2.8%$3.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$930 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$509 thousand
  • Sewer systems$421 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$269 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$269 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$103 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$103 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Steuben 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 Steuben 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.