County government · Sioux County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sioux County took in $36.4 million and spent $22.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes65%State tax money28%Fees for services3.5%Fines and other3.2%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

58%

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

County taxes65%

Property tax
58%$21.2 million
Other taxes
6.4%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$113 thousand
  • Other licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.5%

Fees for services
3.5%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$88 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$10.4 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Health and hospitals9.1%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

36%

of Sioux 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
36%$8.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.3 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$5.2 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$2.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$139 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$4.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$663 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.1%$2.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Libraries$263 thousand
Social services
1.6%$370 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$370 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$268 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$268 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$128 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sioux County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Sioux 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.