County government · Jefferson County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Jefferson County took in $136 million and spent $76.0 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)86%County taxes7.4%State tax money3.7%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

86%

of Jefferson 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 taxes7.4%

Property tax
6.5%$8.9 million
Sales tax
0.7%$988 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$148 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$103 thousand
  • Other licenses$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services86%

Fees for services
86%$117 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; road charges and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$116 million
  • Road charges$615 thousand
  • Other service charges$508 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$5.1 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$3.9 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals80%Roads, transit and parking6.8%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%Running the government and other costs5.3%Interest on debt0.8%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

80%

of Jefferson 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
80%$60.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$60.1 million
  • Public health$736 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.8%$5.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$4.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$701 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.3%$4.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Government buildings$791 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$727 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$449 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$573 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$488 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$488 thousand
Social services
0.4%$275 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$275 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$184 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$98 thousand
  • Libraries$86 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$151 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$151 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.