County government · Clinton County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Clinton County took in $39.3 million and spent $32.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes57%State tax money21%Federal tax money12%Fines and other4.9%Fees for services3.6%Local tax money1.5%

What stands out

52%

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

County taxes57%

Property tax
52%$20.3 million
Sales tax
4.9%$1.9 million
Other taxes
0.4%$168 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$168 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$4.5 million

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$8.4 million

Local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.5%$578 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$1.9 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%Social services3.5%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

36%

of Clinton County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$11.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$10.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
26%$8.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$7.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Libraries$70 thousand
Social services
3.5%$1.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
3.5%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$633 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clinton County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Clinton 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.