That's a decrease of 2.7 percent from 2016, when the county spent $11.67 million.
Scott County has a population of 5,053.
Since 2001, the Scott County budget has grown by 41.8 percent, from $8.01 million. The county population has fallen 10.5 percent over the same period, from 5,644.
Salaries accounted for 21.8 percent of county spending in 2017. Scott County property taxpayers paid $2.48 million for 86 full-time employees and 43 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 98 full-time employees and 61 part-time employees, and spent $2.71 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
5,053
$11,355,471
$2,476,105
21.8
129
$19,195
2016
5,092
$11,667,840
$2,558,674
21.9
108
$23,691
2015
5,271
$12,428,625
$2,644,770
21.3
122
$21,678
2014
5,271
$11,961,707
$2,850,117
23.8
122
$23,362
2013
5,271
$12,187,399
$2,737,989
22.5
122
$22,443
2012
5,271
$11,385,861
$2,629,491
23.1
98
$26,832
2011
5,355
$12,360,229
$3,073,155
24.9
98
$31,359
2010
5,644
$13,163,949
$3,033,483
23
98
$30,954
2009
5,644
$13,245,075
$3,112,821
23.5
98
$31,763
2008
5,644
$10,673,925
$2,825,644
26.5
98
$28,833
2007
5,644
$10,814,408
$2,748,710
25.4
98
$28,048
2006
5,644
$11,427,055
$2,557,923
22.4
98
$26,101
2005
5,644
$12,758,221
$2,867,530
22.5
98
$29,261
2004
5,644
$8,131,518
$2,938,825
36.1
50
$58,777
2003
5,644
$8,252,884
$2,750,860
33.3
50
$55,017
2002
5,644
$7,671,222
$1,564,083
20.4
50
$31,282
2001
5,644
$8,007,176
$2,713,928
33.9
159
$17,069
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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