County government · Allamakee County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Allamakee County took in $14.8 million and spent $16.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes57%State tax money30%Fines and other8.7%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.5%

What stands out

49%

of Allamakee County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes57%

Property tax
49%$7.3 million
Other taxes
5.3%$784 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$752 thousand
  • Other licenses$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.5%$371 thousand

Fees for services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$659 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$355 thousand
  • Garbage collection$304 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$4.4 million

Fines and other8.7%

Interest, rents and other
8.7%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Health and hospitals9.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

49%

of Allamakee County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
49%$8.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.2 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$983 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$971 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$511 thousand
  • Government buildings$360 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$623 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$49 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.2%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$518 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$334 thousand
  • Libraries$184 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$459 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$459 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.8%$295 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$295 thousand
Social services
1.6%$273 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$273 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Allamakee County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Allamakee 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.