County government · Clarke County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Clarke County took in $52.7 million and spent $54.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)80%County taxes14%State tax money4.6%Fines and other1.6%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

80%

of Clarke 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 taxes14%

Property tax
14%$7.2 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$48 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services80%

Fees for services
80%$42.1 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$40.7 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%$44 thousand

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$2.4 million

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$860 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals80%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Police, fire, courts and jails6.7%Running the government and other costs3.5%Interest on debt0.8%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

80%

of Clarke 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
80%$43.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$42.4 million
  • Public health$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.7%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$585 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$31 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.5%$1.9 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)$776 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$689 thousand
  • Government buildings$425 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$40 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$410 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$408 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$408 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$47 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$47 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clarke 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 Clarke 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.