County government · Harrison County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Harrison County took in $20.1 million and spent $24.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes52%State tax money26%Fines and other14%Fees for services (sewer)5.5%Federal tax money3.1%

What stands out

13%

of Harrison County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes52%

Property tax
47%$9.4 million
Sales tax
3.7%$736 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$285 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$249 thousand
  • Other licenses$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.5%

Fees for services
5.5%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and sewer
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Sewer$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$619 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$5.2 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
13%$2.6 million
Fines
0.6%$127 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs24%Health and hospitals21%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Environment and natural resources6.2%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

21%

of Harrison 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%

Roads, transit and parking
35%$8.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.5 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$5.8 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$2.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$231 thousand
Health and hospitals
21%$5.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$514 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$459 thousand
Environment and natural resources
6.2%$1.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.5 million
Social services
1.3%$311 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$311 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$271 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$270 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$73 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Harrison 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 Harrison 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.