County government · Worth County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Worth County took in $23.1 million and spent $16.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes66%State tax money17%Fines and other13%Local tax money2.3%Fees for services1.4%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

57%

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

County taxes66%

Property tax
57%$13.2 million
Other taxes
8.9%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$199 thousand
  • Other licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$328 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$328 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%$49 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$4.0 million

Local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.3%$523 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$2.9 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Health and hospitals6.4%Interest on debt3.6%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

46%

of Worth 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
46%$7.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.5 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$3.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$866 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$633 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$420 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$235 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.4%$1.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.0 million
Interest on debt
3.6%$590 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$448 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$448 thousand
Social services
2.5%$400 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$400 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$113 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$113 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$39 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Worth 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 Worth 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.