County government · Mohave County, AZ

Mohave County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Mohave County took in $243 million and spent $223 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money39%County taxes29%Federal tax money15%Fines and other10%Fees for services (parks and recreation, water)6.2%Local tax money0.9%

What stands out

15%

of Mohave County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

County taxes29%

Property tax
27%$66.0 million
Other taxes
2.1%$5.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$4.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$520 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$102 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
<0.1%$18 thousand

Fees for services6.2%

Fees for services
6.2%$15.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Other service charges$9.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$1.0 million
  • Sewer$505 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
15%$35.3 million

State tax money39%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
39%$94.5 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$2.3 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.7%$23.7 million
Fines
0.5%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking9.8%Health and hospitals8.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.4%All other spending16%

What stands out

44%

of Mohave County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
44%$98.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$33.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$31.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$20.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$10.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$32.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$7.5 million
  • Government buildings$4.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$21.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$21.8 million
Health and hospitals
8.6%$19.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.4%$16.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$8.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.8 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
Social services
4.3%$9.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$9.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$9.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$5.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.2 million
Environment and natural resources
4.1%$9.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$9.1 million
Sent to other local governments
2.6%$5.9 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$5.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$706 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$1.0 million
Interest on debt
<0.1%$21 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$20 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mohave County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Mohave County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.