County government · Appanoose County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Appanoose County took in $10.6 million and spent $12.4 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 taxes55%State tax money37%Fees for services4.7%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

8.4%

of Appanoose County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes55%

Property tax
41%$4.3 million
Sales tax
8.4%$882 thousand
Other taxes
5.4%$570 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$300 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$265 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$501 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$501 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$3.9 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$334 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs18%Health and hospitals16%Environment and natural resources2.4%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

36%

of Appanoose 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
36%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$448 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$869 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$743 thousand
  • Government buildings$611 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
16%$1.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.9 million
Environment and natural resources
2.4%$295 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$295 thousand
Social services
0.4%$52 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$52 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$27 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$26 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Appanoose 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 Appanoose 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.