That's an increase of eight percent from 2015, when the county spent $40.14 million.
Adams County has a population of 67,013.
Since 2001, the Adams County budget has grown by 15.9 percent, from $37.40 million. The county population has fallen 1.9 percent over the same period, from 68,277.
Salaries accounted for 34.3 percent of county spending in 2016. Adams County property taxpayers paid $14.87 million for 296 full-time employees and 29 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 300 full-time employees and 25 part-time employees, and spent $12.50 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2016
67,013
$43,358,800
$14,873,119
34.3
325
$45,763
2015
66,988
$40,142,848
$14,814,017
36.9
325
$45,582
2014
67,130
$40,777,839
$14,489,452
35.5
318
$45,564
2013
67,130
$41,343,463
$14,640,327
35.4
329
$44,499
2012
67,197
$50,855,193
$14,344,386
28.2
324
$44,273
2011
67,103
$47,962,488
$14,903,577
31.1
379
$39,323
2010
67,054
$57,000,874
$15,000,593
26.3
344
$43,606
2009
67,054
$60,640,370
$15,402,048
25.4
363
$42,430
2008
68,277
$50,053,536
$14,636,190
29.2
343
$42,671
2007
67,046
$52,409,832
$14,891,848
28.4
342
$43,543
2006
67,221
$49,283,264
$13,987,101
28.4
365
$38,321
2005
67,040
$39,546,040
$13,754,732
34.8
365
$37,684
2004
66,916
$30,479,820
$13,900,209
45.6
365
$38,083
2003
67,582
$36,473,337
$13,062,083
35.8
365
$35,787
2002
67,937
$30,467,489
$13,351,100
43.8
354
$37,715
2001
68,277
$37,396,105
$12,503,552
33.4
325
$38,472
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.
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