County government · Yuma County, AZ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Yuma County took in $170 million and spent $163 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes35%Federal tax money25%Fines and other23%State tax money15%Local tax money3.4%

What stands out

25%

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

County taxes35%

Property tax
35%$58.6 million

Federal tax money25%

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

From the federal government
25%$42.3 million

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$24.6 million

Local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.4%$5.7 million

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
21%$35.2 million
Fines
2.0%$3.3 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails60%Social services12%Running the government and other costs10%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%Interest on debt5.4%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

60%

of Yuma 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
60%$97.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$35.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$32.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$24.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$5.0 million
Social services
12%$20.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$20.2 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$16.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$9.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$9.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$210 thousand
Interest on debt
5.4%$8.8 million
Health and hospitals
4.1%$6.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Housing and community development
0.9%$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
0.4%$656 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$656 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Yuma 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 Yuma 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.