County government · Vigo County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Vigo County took in $114 million and spent $113 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes67%Fines and other17%State tax money11%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)3.6%Local tax money1.3%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

29%

of Vigo County's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people get none.

County taxes67%

Property tax
32%$36.6 million
Individual income tax
29%$32.8 million
Other taxes
3.2%$3.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Other licenses$3.6 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$40 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$12 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.9%$3.3 million

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and garbage collection
  • Parks and recreation$3.8 million
  • Garbage collection$267 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$241 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$12.3 million

Local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.3%$1.5 million

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$19.6 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Police, fire, courts and jails38%Roads, transit and parking5.9%Interest on debt4.0%Health and hospitals2.4%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

47%

of Vigo County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
47%$52.9 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$40.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.2 million
  • Government buildings$997 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$43.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 4 more
  • Prisons and jails$15.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$11.4 million
  • Police$8.9 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$6.0 million
  • Fire protection$2.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$336 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.9%$6.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.7 million
Interest on debt
4.0%$4.6 million
Health and hospitals
2.4%$2.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$703 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$703 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$124 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$124 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Vigo 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 Vigo 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.