County government · Decatur County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Decatur County took in $30.0 million and spent $28.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)67%County taxes18%State tax money12%Federal tax money2.6%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

67%

of Decatur 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 taxes18%

Property tax
16%$4.9 million
Sales tax
1.7%$504 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$157 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and motor vehicle licenses
  • Other licenses$84 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$20.0 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills
  • Hospital bills$20.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$782 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$3.6 million

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$73 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals71%Roads, transit and parking15%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%Environment and natural resources4.4%Running the government and other costs2.5%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

71%

of Decatur 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%$20.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$20.1 million
  • Public health$421 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$233 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.4%$1.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
2.5%$726 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$452 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$274 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$370 thousand
Social services
0.2%$63 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$60 thousand
  • Welfare institutions$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$51 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$51 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Decatur 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 Decatur 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.