County government · Alameda County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Alameda County took in $6.29 billion and spent $5.40 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money32%Fees for services (hospital bills, parks, land and natural resources)31%County taxes26%Fines and other6.9%Federal tax money2.8%Local tax money1.3%

What stands out

31%

of Alameda County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 14%.

County taxes26%

Property tax
24%$1.48 billion
Other taxes
1.5%$95.9 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$51.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$16.4 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$16.1 million
  • Other licenses$6.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$782 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.4%$28.0 million

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$1.96 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 3 more
  • Hospital bills$1.26 billion
  • Other service charges$694 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$4.0 million
  • Road charges$1.8 million
  • Other school charges$593 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$175 million

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$2.03 billion

Local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.3%$82.9 million

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$426 million
Fines
0.1%$9.4 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals48%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Social services17%Running the government and other costs7.3%Interest on debt1.9%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

48%

of Alameda County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 7.9%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
48%$2.59 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$1.42 billion
  • Public health$1.17 billion
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.05 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 4 more
  • Prisons and jails$318 million
  • Courts and legal services$245 million
  • Police$179 million
  • Fire protection$168 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$131 million
  • Inspections and regulation$5.8 million
Social services
17%$934 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$934 million
Running the government and other costs
7.3%$393 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$222 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$105 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$65.7 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$104 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.5%$78.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$74.4 million
  • Parking$4.2 million
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$71.8 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$68.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3.4 million
Schools and colleges
1.3%$71.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$71.2 million
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$66.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$66.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$40.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$39.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Alameda 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 Alameda 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.