Who runs it
The Board of Supervisors sets the county budget and its property tax; the other officers run elections, records, taxes and law enforcement.
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Meetings and agendas
What the Board of Supervisors is deciding: each agenda, the resolutions and ordinances on it, and a plain-language summary.
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Property taxes
Rates over time
Typical combined rate per $1,000 of taxable value, and the county government’s own rural levy.
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| Year | In cities | Rural | County’s rural levy |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY27 | $30.41 | $25.29 | $5.26 |
| FY26 | $31.44 | $25.51 | $5.42 |
| FY25 | $34.91 | $25.54 | $5.50 |
| FY24 | $33.85 | $24.45 | $4.89 |
| FY23 | $34.24 | $24.85 | $5.14 |
| FY22 | $34.53 | $25.66 | $5.85 |
| FY21 | $34.70 | $25.56 | $6.08 |
| FY20 | $35.21 | $26.05 | $6.50 |
Rates by city, FY27
Typical combined rate in each city, per $1,000 of taxable value.
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| City | Typical rate | Since FY22 |
|---|---|---|
| Adel | $29.74 | -3.0% |
| Bouton | $42.94 | +11.5% |
| Clive | $33.13 | -1.2% |
| Dallas Center | $36.53 | +2.9% |
| Dawson | $33.88 | -2.8% |
| De Soto | $36.21 | +0.1% |
| Dexter | $33.05 | +12.0% |
| Granger | $31.57 | -18.2% |
| Grimes | $24.11 | -30.8% |
| Linden | $30.87 | +5.9% |
| Minburn | $38.78 | +2.0% |
| Perry | $23.69 | -30.2% |
| Redfield | $28.09 | -18.0% |
| Urbandale | $34.19 | +1.2% |
| Van Meter | $35.75 | +1.5% |
| Waukee | $22.65 | -37.2% |
| West Des Moines | $32.89 | -4.8% |
| Woodward | $38.01 | -1.6% |
Compared with places this size2
Dallas County’s countywide property tax rate of $3.40 per $1,000 is the lowest of 7 Iowa counties with 94,000–160,000 people. The middle of the group is $5.73.
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| # | Place | Rate per $1,000 | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woodbury County | $7.11 | 107,257 |
| 2 | Pottawattamie County | $6.79 | 93,529 |
| 3 | Johnson County | $6.24 | 160,080 |
| 4 | Dubuque County | $5.73 | 99,242 |
| 5 | Black Hawk County | $5.57 | 132,348 |
| 6 | Story County | $4.34 | 102,498 |
| 7 | Dallas County | $3.40 | 115,343 |
What’s taxed
$11.09B of taxable value in 2025 valuations, +47.6% since 2020. Who carries the load, by kind of property:
- Homes$7.27B64%
- Commercial$2.69B24%
- Industrial$509.6M5%
- Utilities, railroads and other$425.7M4%
- Farmland and farm buildings$396.6M4%
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| Valuation year | Homes | Farmland | Commercial | Industrial | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7.27B | $396.6M | $2.69B | $509.6M | $11.09B |
| 2024 | $7.00B | $361.7M | $2.51B | $634.8M | $10.66B |
| 2023 | $6.40B | $351.5M | $2.45B | $484.6M | $9.91B |
| 2022 | $6.20B | $364.5M | $2.46B | $47.0M | $9.29B |
| 2021 | $5.13B | $353.5M | $1.96B | $314.1M | $7.99B |
| 2020 | $4.83B | $335.2M | $1.90B | $251.2M | $7.52B |
| 2019 | $4.50B | $325.7M | $1.77B | $252.1M | $7.02B |
| 2018 | $4.25B | $305.2M | $1.64B | $226.4M | $6.59B |
Budget and spending
Where each dollar of the county’s budget goes, FY27
| Where it goes | Of each dollar | Counties this size (6) |
|---|---|---|
| Public safety & legal services | 42¢ | 34¢ |
| Roads & transportation | 19¢ | 15¢ |
| Capital projects | 8¢ | 13¢ |
| Parks, libraries, extension & environment | 7¢ | 7¢ |
| Services to residents (records, elections, licenses) | 6¢ | 3¢ |
| Everything else | 17¢ | 28¢ |
Planned spending from all funds. “Counties this size” is the average for the 6 counties closest in size (94,000–160,000 people).
The county’s budget
Dallas County plans to spend $61.9M in FY27, from property taxes, state and federal money, fees and its reserves. It spent $66.5M in FY25.
Its property tax levies, FY27
Dollars per $1,000 of taxable value. Everyone in the county pays the countywide levies; people outside cities also pay the rural ones, which mostly pay for roads and rural services.
- General Basic · countywide$2.54
- General Supplemental · countywide$0.70
- Debt Service · countywide$0.16
- Countywide · countywide$3.40
- Rural Basic · rural$1.86
- Total Rural · rural$5.26
Sales tax and state money
Local option sales tax collected
The extra local sales tax voters approved, collected by the state and paid back to the county and its cities.
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| Year | Collected |
|---|---|
| FY24 | $30.2M |
| FY23 | $26.9M |
| FY22 | $24.8M |
| FY21 | $23.0M |
| FY20 | $19.4M |
| FY19 | $16.8M |
| FY18 | $1.9M |
| FY17 | $1.7M |
| FY16 | $1.7M |
| FY15 | $1.6M |
| FY14 | $1.5M |
State payments to the county and its cities
Sales tax collected for them and property tax credits paid on residents’ behalf: $45.3M in FY26. The newest year may be partial.
Who received them, FY26
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| Program | FY27 | FY26 | FY25 | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 | FY20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local option sales tax | $3.1M | $39.2M | $36.5M | $36.1M | $35.6M | $24.4M | $20.8M | $21.2M |
| Homestead property tax credit | – | $5.6M | $5.1M | $4.5M | $4.2M | $4.1M | $3.9M | $3.7M |
| Ag land and family farm tax credits | $437,757 | $474,082 | $480,715 | $509,034 | $540,850 | $556,429 | $550,908 | $535,085 |
| Business property tax credit | – | – | $2.3M | $2.6M | $2.2M | $2.3M | $2.3M | $2.4M |
| Elderly and disabled property tax credit | – | $32,668 | $32,660 | $45,034 | $42,298 | $45,588 | $47,166 | $49,858 |
| Military service property tax credit | – | – | – | $30,293 | $30,872 | $31,721 | $32,630 | $33,563 |
Elections
Most recent: November 3, 2026
Ballot measures · 2
Passed Yes 72.7% (1,366) · No 27.3% (514)
Passes with more yes votes than no.
Passed Yes 62.2% (14,340) · No 37.8% (8,719)
Passes with more yes votes than no.
County offices · 10
- Matt Schultz RUnopposed
- Julia Helm RUnopposed
Townships · 1
Local races from civicAPI and county auditors for Dallas County; official results are on each county auditor’s site.
Places in the county
At the Statehouse and in Congress3
Jesse Green (Sen. 24, 44%)Sarah Trone Garriott (Sen. 14, 23%)Jack Whitver (Sen. 23, 17%)Amy Sinclair (Sen. 12, 16%)Carter F. Nordman (Rep. 47, 44%)David E. Young (Rep. 28, 19%)Dan Gehlbach (Rep. 46, 17%)Ray Sorensen (Rep. 23, 16%)Kenan Judge (Rep. 27, 4%)
U.S. House:District 3