County government · Jackson County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Jackson County took in $50.6 million and spent $44.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, road charges)41%State tax money30%County taxes22%Fines and other4.8%Federal tax money2.5%

What stands out

41%

of Jackson 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 taxes22%

Property tax
19%$9.6 million
Sales tax
2.7%$1.4 million
Other taxes
0.2%$97 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$97 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$20.5 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$19.3 million
  • Other service charges$962 thousand
  • Road charges$200 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$1.3 million

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$15.3 million

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$2.5 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals49%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails8.1%Environment and natural resources2.6%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

49%

of Jackson 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
49%$21.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$20.8 million
  • Public health$964 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$9.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.6 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$7.1 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$4.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$785 thousand
  • Government buildings$572 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.1%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$756 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$591 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.6%$1.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.1 million
Housing and community development
0.7%$328 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$237 thousand
Social services
0.5%$229 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$229 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$122 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$122 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$35 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jackson 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 Jackson 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.