County government · Buchanan County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Buchanan County took in $93.2 million and spent $89.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, parks, land and natural resources)70%County taxes13%State tax money9.6%Local tax money5.1%Fines and other2.3%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

70%

of Buchanan 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 taxes13%

Property tax
11%$10.5 million
Sales tax
1.8%$1.7 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$63 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$65.0 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$63.0 million
  • Other service charges$1.8 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$110 thousand
  • Road charges$94 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$191 thousand

State tax money9.6%

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

From the state
9.6%$8.9 million

Local tax money5.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.1%$4.7 million

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$2.1 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals75%Roads, transit and parking9.5%Running the government and other costs5.5%Police, fire, courts and jails5.5%Environment and natural resources2.5%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

75%

of Buchanan 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
75%$67.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$65.7 million
  • Public health$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$8.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.5 million
Running the government and other costs
5.5%$4.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$792 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$792 thousand
  • Government buildings$792 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.5%$4.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$739 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$99 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.5%$2.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.2 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$1.6 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$157 thousand
Social services
0.1%$90 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$90 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Buchanan County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Buchanan 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.