County government · Union County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Union County took in $104 million and spent $95.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)82%County taxes7.7%State tax money4.4%Fines and other3.3%Federal tax money2.2%

What stands out

82%

of Union 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 taxes7.7%

Property tax
6.9%$7.2 million
Sales tax
0.7%$779 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$28 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services82%

Fees for services
82%$86.0 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$85.4 million
  • Other service charges$581 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$2.3 million

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$4.6 million

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$3.5 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals89%Roads, transit and parking4.0%Police, fire, courts and jails2.4%Running the government and other costs2.3%Social services0.6%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

89%

of Union 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
89%$85.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$84.6 million
  • Public health$759 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.4%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$681 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$318 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.3%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$625 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$531 thousand
Social services
0.6%$616 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$616 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$548 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$340 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$340 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$336 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$281 thousand
  • Libraries$55 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$44 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Union 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 Union 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.