County government · Linn County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Linn County took in $164 million and spent $148 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes55%State tax money16%Fines and other9.1%Federal tax money8.3%Fees for services5.9%Local tax money5.3%

What stands out

46%

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

County taxes55%

Property tax
46%$76.0 million
Sales tax
6.3%$10.4 million
Other taxes
2.4%$4.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$2.4 million
  • Other licenses$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.9%

Fees for services
5.9%$9.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$9.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.3%

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

From the federal government
8.3%$13.6 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$26.6 million

Local tax money5.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.3%$8.7 million

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
9.1%$15.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs23%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Social services14%Roads, transit and parking13%All other spending9.8%

What stands out

14%

of Linn County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$38.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$14.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$14.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$9.7 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$34.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$9.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$21.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$21.3 million
Social services
14%$20.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$20.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$19.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$17.6 million
  • Public transit$1.9 million
Health and hospitals
8.4%$12.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12.4 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$2.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Linn 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 Linn 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.