County government · Dickinson County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dickinson County took in $86.5 million and spent $76.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)70%County taxes17%State tax money8.3%Fines and other5.2%

What stands out

70%

of Dickinson 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 taxes17%

Property tax
14%$12.3 million
Sales tax
2.3%$2.0 million
Other taxes
0.1%$92 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$60.5 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$58.0 million
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Garbage collection$142 thousand
  • Road charges$107 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$7.2 million

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$4.5 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals71%Roads, transit and parking9.7%Running the government and other costs7.8%Police, fire, courts and jails4.1%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

71%

of Dickinson 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%$54.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$53.0 million
  • Public health$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.7%$7.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.4 million
Running the government and other costs
7.8%$5.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$712 thousand
  • Government buildings$651 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$832 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$408 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$117 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
  • Libraries$69 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.5%$1.9 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.9 million
Social services
1.2%$891 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$891 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$754 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$149 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$149 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dickinson 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 Dickinson 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.