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Ripley County Budget (2023)

── Ripley County Budget (2023) ── Total county budget: $24.5M County population: 29,095 Per-capita spending: $841/resident Poverty: 2,889 residents (10%) Median household income: $71K Law Enforcement: $11.0M [45%] ($379/resident) • Other Disbursements: $10.7M • Other Personal Services: $287K • Other Services and Charges: $3,180 • Office Supplies: $3,000 General: $8.7M [36%] ($299/resident) County Commissioners: $1.7M → Office Supplies $2,000 ⚠ $1.7M in unitemized 'Other' categories Jail: $1.7M → Office Supplies $109K ⚠ $1.6M in unitemized 'Other' categories County Sheriff: $1.4M → Office Supplies $105K ⚠ $1.3M in unitemized 'Other' categories Probation: $495K → Office Supplies $4,281 ⚠ $491K in unitemized 'Other' categories Circuit Court: $291K → Office Supplies $2,339 ⚠ $289K in unitemized 'Other' categories Roads & Bridges: $4.1M [17%] ($142/resident) County Highway: $961K → Office Supplies $245K ⚠ $716K in unitemized 'Other' categories Maintenance & Repair: $805K → Office Supplies $42K ⚠ $763K in unitemized 'Other' categories Highway Administration: $273K → Office Supplies $2,463 ⚠ $271K in unitemized 'Other' categories Health: $377K [2%] ($13/resident) • Other Personal Services: $351K • Other Services and Charges: $18K • Office Supplies: $7,688 • Other Disbursements: $50 Assessment: $133K [1%] ($5/resident) • Other Services and Charges: $133K Courts & Justice: $92K [0%] ($3/resident) • Other Services and Charges: $68K • Office Supplies: $15K • Other Disbursements: $8,546 • Other Personal Services: $771 County Council District 4 compensation: $5,666/yr ⚠ $10.1M (41% of budget) in 'Other' categories — no vendor detail published by Gateway Source: Indiana Gateway for Local Government Annual Financial Report — Disbursements by Department, 2023 Note: County vendor/payee detail not published. Township data includes vendors. Demographics: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2020-2024)
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