County government · Ringgold County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Ringgold County took in $35.5 million and spent $33.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, road charges)68%County taxes17%State tax money13%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

68%

of Ringgold 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 taxes17%

Property tax
15%$5.4 million
Sales tax
1.7%$610 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services68%

Fees for services
68%$24.3 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$23.6 million
  • Other service charges$621 thousand
  • Road charges$89 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$4.7 million

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$559 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals74%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs5.5%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%Environment and natural resources1.7%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

74%

of Ringgold 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
74%$25.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$23.8 million
  • Public health$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
Running the government and other costs
5.5%$1.9 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$708 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$514 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$481 thousand
  • Government buildings$172 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$292 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$175 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$593 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$593 thousand
Social services
1.2%$397 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$397 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ringgold 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 Ringgold 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.