County government · Washington County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Washington County took in $14.8 million and spent $20.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes44%State tax money33%Fees for services21%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

21%

of Washington County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes44%

Property tax
44%$6.5 million
Other taxes
0.6%$95 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$68 thousand
  • Other licenses$19 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$4.9 million

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$157 thousand
Fines
0.5%$72 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking24%Health and hospitals2.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

44%

of Washington 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
44%$9.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$828 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$37 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$5.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$2.1 million
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$458 thousand
  • Fire protection$129 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$4.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.9 million
Health and hospitals
2.1%$431 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$431 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$323 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$323 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$285 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$285 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Washington 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 Washington 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.