County government · Washington County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Washington County took in $86.1 million and spent $85.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, road charges)59%County taxes20%Fines and other10%State tax money7.9%Local tax money2.6%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

59%

of Washington 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 taxes20%

Property tax
17%$15.0 million
Sales tax
2.2%$1.9 million
Other taxes
0.3%$288 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$288 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$51.0 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other government-run businesses and 3 more
  • Hospital bills$49.0 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.6 million
  • Road charges$218 thousand
  • Other service charges$133 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$83 thousand

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%$142 thousand

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state
7.9%$6.8 million

Local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.6%$2.2 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$8.7 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals72%Roads, transit and parking10%Police, fire, courts and jails7.6%Running the government and other costs4.9%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

72%

of Washington 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
72%$62.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$57.1 million
  • Public health$4.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$8.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.6%$6.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$842 thousand
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.9%$4.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$781 thousand
  • Government buildings$438 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Libraries$165 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$1.4 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$1.4 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$935 thousand
Social services
0.3%$273 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$273 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$211 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$211 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$46 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$46 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Washington 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 Washington 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.