County government · Dubuque County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Dubuque County took in $72.3 million and spent $67.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes60%State tax money28%Fees for services (road charges)6.3%Fines and other4.9%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

51%

of Dubuque County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes60%

Property tax
51%$36.7 million
Sales tax
7.7%$5.6 million
Other taxes
1.9%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.2 million
  • Other licenses$224 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$4.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$4.4 million
  • Road charges$145 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$364 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$20.2 million

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$3.5 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs13%Social services8.1%Parks, recreation and libraries5.9%All other spending11%

What stands out

33%

of Dubuque County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
33%$22.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$22.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$19.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$8.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$8.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.0 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$8.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
Social services
8.1%$5.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$4.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.3 million
  • Libraries$681 thousand
Housing and community development
5.8%$3.9 million
Health and hospitals
2.9%$2.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.0 million
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$808 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$808 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$623 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dubuque County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Dubuque 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.