County government · Henry County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Henry County took in $43.6 million and spent $33.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, parks and recreation)51%County taxes32%State tax money14%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

51%

of Henry 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 taxes32%

Property tax
29%$12.7 million
Sales tax
3.1%$1.4 million
Other taxes
0.1%$56 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$22.3 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$21.4 million
  • Other service charges$830 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$82 thousand
  • Road charges$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$6.1 million

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals73%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs7.0%Social services2.3%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

73%

of Henry 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
73%$24.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$23.3 million
  • Public health$755 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$5.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.7 million
Running the government and other costs
7.0%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
Social services
2.3%$755 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$755 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$277 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Henry 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 Henry 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.