County government · Scott County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Scott County took in $116 million and spent $120 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes61%State tax money12%Federal tax money9.7%Fines and other9.0%Fees for services (parks and recreation)5.7%Local tax money2.5%

What stands out

52%

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

County taxes61%

Property tax
52%$60.1 million
Sales tax
5.4%$6.2 million
Other taxes
4.0%$4.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.9 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.9 million
  • Other licenses$919 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.7%

Fees for services
5.7%$6.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$3.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.7%

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

From the federal government
9.7%$11.3 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$13.7 million

Local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.5%$2.9 million

Fines and other9.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$8.8 million
Fines
1.4%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Running the government and other costs22%Parks, recreation and libraries8.7%Roads, transit and parking8.0%Sent to other local governments7.3%All other spending7.3%

What stands out

7.3%

of Scott County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$56.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$47.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$9.1 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$26.4 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)$23.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.7%$10.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9.9 million
  • Libraries$591 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.0%$9.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.6 million
Sent to other local governments
7.3%$8.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$8.8 million
Health and hospitals
5.3%$6.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.3 million
Housing and community development
1.6%$1.9 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$544 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Scott 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 Scott 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.