County government · Howard County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Howard County took in $58.5 million and spent $57.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, parks and recreation)67%State tax money12%County taxes12%Fines and other8.0%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

67%

of Howard 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 taxes12%

Property tax
12%$6.8 million
Sales tax
<0.1%$10 thousand

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$39.4 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and parks and recreation
  • Hospital bills$39.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$204 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$594 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$7.1 million

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$4.7 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals72%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Police, fire, courts and jails3.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%Interest on debt1.0%

What stands out

72%

of Howard 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
72%$41.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$41.2 million
  • Public health$52 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$6.4 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$4.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$327 thousand
  • Government buildings$198 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$5.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.8%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$709 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$280 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$560 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Howard County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Howard 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.