Daviess County
$2.2 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2021.
Where the money comes from
Full Daviess County breakdown
What stands out
35%
of Daviess County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.
County taxes51%
Sales tax
35%$1.2 million
Property tax
16%$535 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
- Other licenses$10 thousand
- Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand
Amounts are by Census tax category.
Federal tax money38%
Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.
From the federal government
38%$1.3 million
State tax money0.2%
Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.
From the state
0.2%$8 thousand
Local tax money2.1%
Money passed on by the county or other local governments.
From other local governments
2.1%$70 thousand
Fines and other7.7%
Fines
3.9%$130 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.8%$126 thousand
Where the money goes
What stands out
40%
of Daviess County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.
Full Daviess County breakdown
Spending by category100%
Roads, transit and parking
40%$883 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
- Roads and highways$883 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$791 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
- Police$548 thousand
- Courts and legal services$216 thousand
- Prisons and jails$27 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$559 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
- Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$290 thousand
- Government buildings$125 thousand
- Finance, tax collection and budgeting$102 thousand
- Other and not broken out$42 thousand