County government · Switzerland County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Switzerland County took in $24.6 million and spent $12.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money81%County taxes12%Fees for services (sewer)3.2%Local tax money2.5%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

81%

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

County taxes12%

Property tax
10%$2.5 million
Other taxes
1.9%$466 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$268 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$181 thousand
  • Other licenses$14 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$781 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$712 thousand
  • Sewer$69 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%$5 thousand

State tax money81%

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

From the state
81%$19.8 million

Local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.5%$613 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$292 thousand
Fines
0.4%$91 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Health and hospitals10%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

16%

of Switzerland County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
27%$3.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$445 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$821 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
Health and hospitals
10%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.3 million
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$174 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$174 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$52 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$29 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$29 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$6 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$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Switzerland 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 Switzerland 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.