County government · Kossuth County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Kossuth County took in $108 million and spent $75.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)71%County taxes13%State tax money9.3%Fines and other6.7%

What stands out

71%

of Kossuth 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 taxes13%

Property tax
12%$13.0 million
Sales tax
1.2%$1.3 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$38 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$76.7 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$70.1 million
  • Other service charges$5.3 million
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million
  • Road charges$154 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$10.1 million

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$7.3 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals59%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.6%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

59%

of Kossuth 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
59%$44.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$44.2 million
  • Public health$297 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$12.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12.2 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$8.6 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$5.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$696 thousand
  • Government buildings$507 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$5.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Social services
1.4%$1.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.1 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$833 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$650 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$621 thousand
  • Libraries$29 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$621 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$621 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kossuth 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 Kossuth 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.