County government · Kings County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Kings County took in $393 million and spent $431 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money67%County taxes13%Local tax money7.2%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, parks and recreation)5.0%Fines and other3.9%Federal tax money3.8%

What stands out

67%

of Kings County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes13%

Property tax
11%$41.8 million
Sales tax
1.3%$5.3 million
Other taxes
1.3%$5.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.6 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.4 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$626 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$524 thousand
  • Other licenses$435 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$415 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$19.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other school charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$18.1 million
  • Other school charges$1.4 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$307 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.8%

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

From the federal government
3.8%$15.0 million

State tax money67%

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

From the state
67%$262 million

Local tax money7.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
7.2%$28.3 million

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$13.8 million
Fines
0.4%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Social services30%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Health and hospitals13%Schools and colleges13%Running the government and other costs12%All other spending12%

What stands out

30%

of Kings County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Spending by category100%

Social services
30%$127 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$127 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$89.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$33.9 million
  • Police$27.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$15.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$11.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$641 thousand
Health and hospitals
13%$56.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$56.4 million
Schools and colleges
13%$54.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$54.8 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$52.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$21.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.3 million
Sent to other local governments
7.2%$31.2 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$30.5 million
  • Sent to the state government$760 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$8.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$5.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.4 million
  • Libraries$2.4 million
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$3.0 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.0 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$1.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kings 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 Kings 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.