County government · Adair County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Adair County took in $32.9 million and spent $29.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)50%County taxes34%State tax money13%Federal tax money2.7%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

50%

of Adair 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 taxes34%

Property tax
31%$10.2 million
Sales tax
1.9%$618 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$300 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$299 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$16.5 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$16.3 million
  • Other service charges$157 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$886 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$4.3 million

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$125 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals59%Roads, transit and parking25%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%Running the government and other costs5.2%Interest on debt2.6%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

59%

of Adair County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
59%$17.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$17.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
25%$7.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$171 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$166 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.2%$1.5 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$568 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$543 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$279 thousand
  • Government buildings$117 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$756 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$644 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$644 thousand
Social services
0.3%$101 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$101 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Adair County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Adair 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.