County government · Johnson County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Johnson County took in $107 million and spent $114 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes64%State tax money14%Local tax money11%Fines and other7.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parks, land and natural resources)3.4%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

61%

of Johnson County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes64%

Property tax
61%$65.0 million
Other taxes
3.3%$3.6 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.6 million
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$831 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$3.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$166 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$144 thousand
  • Transit fares$138 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$825 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$14.8 million

Local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
11%$11.3 million

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$8.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking20%Health and hospitals14%Social services5.5%All other spending9.4%

What stands out

20%

of Johnson County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$34.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$14.4 million
  • Government buildings$7.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$23.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$10.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$7.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$6.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
20%$23.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$17.7 million
  • Public transit$5.2 million
Health and hospitals
14%$15.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15.8 million
Social services
5.5%$6.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$5.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.7 million
  • Libraries$32 thousand
Housing and community development
2.1%$2.4 million
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$1.9 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.9 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$592 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$74 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$74 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Johnson 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 Johnson 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.