County government · Boone County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Boone County took in $81.4 million and spent $80.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)74%County taxes16%State tax money8.5%Fines and other1.5%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

74%

of Boone 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 taxes16%

Property tax
13%$10.9 million
Sales tax
1.9%$1.6 million
Other taxes
0.3%$215 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$147 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$37 thousand
  • Other licenses$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services74%

Fees for services
74%$60.1 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$53.3 million
  • Garbage collection$5.4 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$28 thousand

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$6.9 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$476 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals73%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%Running the government and other costs4.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.5%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

73%

of Boone 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
73%$58.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$57.7 million
  • Public health$1.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$8.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$4.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$888 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$848 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$208 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.6%$3.7 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$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$586 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$582 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.5%$3.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$872 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$767 thousand
  • Libraries$105 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$161 thousand
Social services
0.2%$152 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$152 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$64 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$64 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$55 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Boone 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 Boone 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.