County government · Del Norte County, CA

Del Norte County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Del Norte County took in $109 million and spent $103 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money72%County taxes16%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)4.3%Federal tax money3.3%Fines and other3.0%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

72%

of Del Norte County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes16%

Property tax
11%$11.7 million
Sales tax
3.4%$3.7 million
Other taxes
2.2%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$990 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$579 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$447 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$165 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$162 thousand
  • Other licenses$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$4.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 4 more
  • Other service charges$3.7 million
  • Sewer$451 thousand
  • Road charges$438 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$34 thousand
  • Water$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$3.6 million

State tax money72%

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

From the state
72%$78.8 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$684 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$2.9 million
Fines
0.4%$398 thousand

Where it goes

Social services32%Health and hospitals18%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs14%Schools and colleges13%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

32%

of Del Norte County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Social services
32%$33.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$33.0 million
Health and hospitals
18%$18.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$17.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$6.5 million
  • Police$5.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$309 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$14.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.9 million
Schools and colleges
13%$13.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$13.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$870 thousand
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$675 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$195 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$609 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$609 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$559 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$553 thousand
  • Water supply$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$471 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$471 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$145 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$143 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Del Norte 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 Del Norte 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.