County government · Crawford County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Crawford County took in $84.6 million and spent $54.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)73%County taxes14%State tax money8.5%Fines and other2.6%Federal tax money1.3%

What stands out

73%

of Crawford 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%$12.1 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services73%

Fees for services
73%$62.0 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$60.9 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$1.1 million

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$7.2 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$2.2 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals71%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails5.3%Running the government and other costs2.4%Environment and natural resources2.0%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

71%

of Crawford 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
71%$39.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$35.9 million
  • Public health$3.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$8.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.3%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$626 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$516 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.4%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$802 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$526 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.0%$1.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.1 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$901 thousand
Social services
1.3%$684 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$684 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Crawford 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 Crawford 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.