Crawford County Sales Tax Rebounds For April

Crawford County’s general revenue sales tax showed a year-over-year resurgence for April. 

The county collected $167,787.04, up 16 percent from April 2023. Crawford County brought in $144,145.49 a year ago.

The year-over-year gain was the first of its kind for the county in 2024 and the first time since October 2023.

General revenue has been down between 1 and 6 percent for each month. 

The gain for April was still lower than April 2022, when the county brought in nearly $216,000 and the total in 2021, when nearly $178,000 was collected.

However, the county’s yearly haul stands at $1.021 million, not far off the $1.027 million that had been collected at the same point last year.

LEO/CI

The law enforcement and capital improvement taxes are separate taxes.

Both were up nearly 20 percent for April.

The county collected more than $79,000.

Both funds have collected $480,448.01 so far in 2024.

State

State Budget Director Dan Haug said general revenue collections for April 2024 increased 20.3 percent compared to April 2023.

Sales and use tax collection jumped 10.2 percent for the year and 22.1 percent for the month.