County government · Winneshiek County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Winneshiek County took in $219 million and spent $127 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)85%County taxes6.8%State tax money5.7%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

85%

of Winneshiek 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 taxes6.8%

Property tax
5.7%$12.4 million
Sales tax
1.1%$2.3 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$82 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services85%

Fees for services
85%$186 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 4 more
  • Hospital bills$181 million
  • Other service charges$4.2 million
  • Garbage collection$425 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$287 thousand
  • Road charges$131 thousand
  • Sewer$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.7%

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

From the state
5.7%$12.4 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$5.0 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals76%Roads, transit and parking9.8%Running the government and other costs5.8%Environment and natural resources4.3%Police, fire, courts and jails3.6%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

76%

of Winneshiek 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
76%$96.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$94.3 million
  • Public health$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$12.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12.4 million
Running the government and other costs
5.8%$7.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$4.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
Environment and natural resources
4.3%$5.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.6%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$908 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$109 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$523 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$433 thousand
  • Sewer systems$90 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$445 thousand
Social services
0.1%$159 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$159 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Winneshiek 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 Winneshiek 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.