County government · Keokuk County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Keokuk County took in $14.1 million and spent $16.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes53%State tax money27%Fines and other12%Fees for services4.3%Local tax money2.9%

What stands out

52%

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

County taxes53%

Property tax
52%$7.3 million
Other taxes
1.3%$189 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$128 thousand
  • Other licenses$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$608 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$608 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$3.9 million

Local tax money2.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.9%$404 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Health and hospitals4.7%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

46%

of Keokuk County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
46%$7.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.6 million
Running the government and other costs
34%$5.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$331 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$51 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.7%$776 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$776 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$553 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$513 thousand
  • Libraries$40 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$131 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$131 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Keokuk 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 Keokuk 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.