County government · Butler County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Butler County took in $19.1 million and spent $20.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes57%State tax money28%Fines and other11%Fees for services (road charges)4.1%

What stands out

49%

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

County taxes57%

Property tax
49%$9.3 million
Sales tax
4.9%$934 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$668 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$598 thousand
  • Other licenses$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$783 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$776 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$5.5 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$2.0 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Health and hospitals9.5%Environment and natural resources2.5%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

39%

of Butler 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
39%$7.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.9 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$6.3 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$3.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$670 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$643 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$363 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$307 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$25 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.5%$1.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.9 million
Environment and natural resources
2.5%$496 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$496 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$272 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$272 thousand
Social services
1.0%$208 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$208 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$134 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$93 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$93 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Butler County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Butler 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.