County government · Hancock County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hancock County took in $48.5 million and spent $45.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, parks, land and natural resources)69%County taxes18%State tax money8.8%Fines and other4.4%

What stands out

69%

of Hancock 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
17%$8.2 million
Sales tax
1.1%$556 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$156 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$127 thousand
  • Other licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$33.2 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$32.6 million
  • Other service charges$484 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$109 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$4.2 million

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$2.1 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals66%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails5.5%Running the government and other costs5.3%Environment and natural resources2.7%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

66%

of Hancock 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
66%$29.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$28.2 million
  • Public health$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$8.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.5%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$278 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$186 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.3%$2.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$882 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$620 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$503 thousand
  • Government buildings$393 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.7%$1.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.2 million
Interest on debt
1.7%$744 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$191 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$191 thousand
Social services
0.1%$61 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$61 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hancock County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Hancock 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.