County government · Davis County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Davis County took in $53.9 million and spent $44.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)72%County taxes15%Fines and other6.2%State tax money5.3%Federal tax money1.6%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

72%

of Davis 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 taxes15%

Property tax
13%$7.1 million
Sales tax
1.8%$948 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$38.7 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$38.2 million
  • Other service charges$483 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$849 thousand

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$2.9 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$157 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$3.3 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals75%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs5.3%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%Environment and natural resources1.1%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

75%

of Davis 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
75%$33.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$32.9 million
  • Public health$736 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$5.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.5 million
Running the government and other costs
5.3%$2.4 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)$771 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$681 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$570 thousand
  • Government buildings$340 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$342 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$488 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$488 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$242 thousand
Social services
0.4%$194 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$194 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Davis 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 Davis 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.