County government · Chickasaw County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Chickasaw County took in $13.1 million and spent $13.8 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 taxes98%State tax money1.3%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

41%

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

County taxes98%

Property tax
48%$6.2 million
Sales tax
41%$5.4 million
Other taxes
9.7%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$28 thousand

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$169 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs13%Health and hospitals12%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

51%

of Chickasaw 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
51%$7.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$7.0 million
  • Public transit$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$443 thousand
  • Fire protection$64 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$538 thousand
  • Government buildings$95 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$693 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$540 thousand
  • Libraries$153 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$118 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$118 thousand
Social services
0.2%$31 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$31 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$19 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$19 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chickasaw 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 Chickasaw 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.