That's a decrease of 4.3 percent from 2016, when the county spent $11.43 million.
Perry County has a population of 22,350.
Since 2001, the Perry County budget has grown by 6.5 percent, from $10.28 million. The county population has fallen 3.2 percent over the same period, from 23,094.
Salaries accounted for 44 percent of county spending in 2017. Perry County property taxpayers paid $4.81 million for 94 full-time employees and 46 part-time employees.
In 2001, the county had 101 full-time employees and 19 part-time employees, and spent $3.94 million.
Year
Population
Budget
Salaries
Salary %
# Employees
$$ Per Employee
2017
22,350
$10,938,958
$4,814,392
44
140
$34,389
2016
22,350
$11,432,643
$4,914,082
43
146
$33,658
2015
22,350
$13,955,284
$5,164,624
37
107
$48,268
2014
22,350
$13,993,073
$5,203,385
37.2
116
$44,857
2013
22,350
$13,887,931
$4,743,805
34.2
165
$28,750
2012
22,350
$14,031,906
$4,717,719
33.6
165
$28,592
2011
22,350
$15,043,604
$5,067,113
33.7
143
$35,434
2010
22,865
$13,563,676
$4,974,494
36.7
143
$34,787
2009
22,865
$14,575,873
$4,661,057
32
143
$32,595
2008
22,865
$25,907,069
$4,312,250
16.6
159
$27,121
2007
22,865
$15,012,416
$4,187,743
27.9
125
$33,502
2006
22,865
$11,457,715
$4,177,710
36.5
125
$33,422
2005
23,094
$10,796,024
$3,818,998
35.4
138
$27,674
2004
23,094
$10,311,614
$4,222,013
40.9
136
$31,044
2003
23,094
$9,073,124
$3,666,561
40.4
115
$31,883
2002
23,094
$10,433,854
$4,096,830
39.3
127
$32,259
2001
23,094
$10,275,833
$3,941,633
38.4
120
$32,847
All values in this story are inflation-adjusted real values.