County government · Yavapai County, AZ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Yavapai County took in $315 million and spent $289 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes40%State tax money39%Fines and other9.3%Fees for services (water, sewer)5.8%Federal tax money3.5%Local tax money1.9%

What stands out

15%

of Yavapai County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes40%

Property tax
23%$73.5 million
Sales tax
15%$47.4 million
Other taxes
1.6%$4.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$4.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$277 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$18.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 4 more
  • Other service charges$12.3 million
  • Water$3.1 million
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Garbage collection$788 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$110 thousand
  • Other school charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$11.1 million

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$124 million

Local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.9%$6.0 million

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$23.3 million
Fines
1.9%$6.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking12%Health and hospitals6.8%Sent to other local governments4.1%All other spending9.5%

What stands out

48%

of Yavapai 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
48%$137 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$41.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$37.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$37.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$17.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.7 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$58.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$19.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19.0 million
  • Government buildings$11.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$34.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$33.5 million
  • Airports$603 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.8%$19.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19.6 million
Sent to other local governments
4.1%$11.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$11.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$91 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.8%$10.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.6 million
  • Sewer systems$3.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$6.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$5.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Environment and natural resources
1.6%$4.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4.6 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$2.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.5 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$13 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.5%$1.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1.6 million
Social services
0.2%$608 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$608 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$606 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Yavapai 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 Yavapai 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.