County government · Cherokee County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cherokee County took in $12.3 million and spent $14.1 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 taxes66%State tax money31%Fines and other2.3%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources)0.7%

What stands out

55%

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

County taxes66%

Property tax
55%$6.7 million
Sales tax
5.5%$679 thousand
Other taxes
5.4%$667 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$407 thousand
  • Other licenses$145 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$115 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$82 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks, land and natural resources
  • Other service charges$78 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$3.8 million

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$284 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Health and hospitals8.9%Environment and natural resources5.8%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

43%

of Cherokee 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
43%$6.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.0 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$938 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$813 thousand
  • Government buildings$300 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$518 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$402 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.9%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.3 million
Environment and natural resources
5.8%$811 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$811 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$90 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$90 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$87 thousand
Social services
0.6%$83 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$83 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$60 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$60 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cherokee 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 Cherokee 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.