County Commons · Indiana
Indiana: state government and every county
The state's own money — what it collects and what it spends on — its official offices, how to vote, and a page for each of its 92 counties. Every number from official public records, with sources.
6,924,275 people (2024 Census estimate, +2.0% since 2020) · 92 counties
The state's money — Indiana state government, fiscal 2023
The state government took in $62.2 billion and spent $51.5 billion · $7,444 per resident. It owed $8.2 billion in debt at year's end.
Of every $100 it spends
Public welfare$39.92 · $20.6 billion
Education$38.01 · $19.6 billion
Highways$7.98 · $4.1 billion
Other and unallocable$6.22 · $3.2 billion
Governmental administration$1.81 · $931.8 million
Correction$1.74 · $896 million
Health$1.56 · $802.2 million
Natural resources$0.97 · $501.1 million
Police protection$0.78 · $401.6 million
Interest on general debt$0.51 · $264.5 million
Hospitals$0.35 · $180.8 million
Parks and recreation$0.15 · $77.8 million
✓ These 12 functions add to the state's general expenditure, $51.5 billion, exactly. “Public welfare” is mostly Medicaid. Money the state passes to counties, cities and school districts is counted in the function it pays for.
Where its money comes from
Taxes$30.3 billion
Individual income tax$11.7 billion
General sales tax$11 billion
Selective sales taxes (fuel, tobacco, alcohol and others)$5.5 billion
Corporate income tax$1.2 billion
License taxes (vehicles, businesses, hunting and others)$865.4 million
Property tax (state share)$15.5 million
Other taxes (severance, transfer and others)$1.7 million
From other governments (mostly federal aid)$25.1 billion
Charges and fees (tuition, tolls, hospital charges)$4.2 billion
Other general revenue (interest, rents, settlements)$2.5 billion
Pension and insurance trust earnings and contributions$6.7 billion
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of State Government Finances (State Totals), last revised Sept. 16, 2025. These are the state government's own books — counties, cities and school districts are separate.