County government · Shelby County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Shelby County took in $73.4 million and spent $77.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)75%County taxes14%Fines and other11%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

75%

of Shelby 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 taxes14%

Property tax
13%$9.4 million
Sales tax
1.2%$871 thousand

Fees for services75%

Fees for services
75%$54.7 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills
  • Hospital bills$54.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$175 thousand

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$26 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$8.2 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals83%Roads, transit and parking9.5%Police, fire, courts and jails4.2%Running the government and other costs2.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

83%

of Shelby 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
83%$63.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$63.0 million
  • Public health$893 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$7.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.2%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$404 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.7%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$662 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$529 thousand
  • Government buildings$529 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$366 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$335 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$287 thousand
  • Libraries$48 thousand
Social services
0.1%$109 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$109 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$70 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$30 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Shelby 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 Shelby 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.