County government · Plymouth County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Plymouth County took in $25.5 million and spent $24.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes61%State tax money27%Fees for services7.9%Fines and other4.3%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

51%

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

County taxes61%

Property tax
51%$13.0 million
Other taxes
9.8%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$205 thousand
  • Other licenses$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.9%

Fees for services
7.9%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$25 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$6.8 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs15%Health and hospitals4.8%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

54%

of Plymouth 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
54%$13.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$4.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$440 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$3.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$663 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.8%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$801 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$687 thousand
  • Libraries$114 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$476 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$476 thousand
Social services
0.7%$178 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$178 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$63 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$63 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Plymouth County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Plymouth 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.