County government · Greene County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Greene County took in $55.9 million and spent $48.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)73%County taxes17%State tax money7.0%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

73%

of Greene 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
16%$9.0 million
Other taxes
0.8%$474 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$347 thousand
  • Other licenses$127 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services73%

Fees for services
73%$40.8 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$38.1 million
  • Other service charges$2.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$3.9 million

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals68%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs8.0%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

68%

of Greene 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
68%$32.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$32.1 million
  • Public health$746 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$6.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.3 million
Running the government and other costs
8.0%$3.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$694 thousand
  • Government buildings$347 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$695 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$361 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$754 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$754 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$651 thousand
Social services
0.8%$370 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$370 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$77 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$77 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Greene 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 Greene 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.