County government · Lassen County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lassen County took in $94.0 million and spent $82.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money68%County taxes13%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parks, land and natural resources)7.0%Fines and other5.1%Federal tax money5.0%Local tax money1.9%

What stands out

68%

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

County taxes13%

Property tax
11%$10.2 million
Sales tax
1.7%$1.6 million
Other taxes
0.9%$805 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$277 thousand
  • Other licenses$190 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$144 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$94 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$56 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.0%

Fees for services
7.0%$6.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other school charges and 3 more
  • Other service charges$5.7 million
  • Other school charges$658 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$121 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$63 thousand
  • Road charges$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$4.7 million

State tax money68%

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

From the state
68%$63.5 million

Local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.9%$1.8 million

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$4.4 million
Fines
0.5%$434 thousand

Where it goes

Social services25%Running the government and other costs23%Health and hospitals19%Schools and colleges17%Roads, transit and parking7.8%All other spending8.7%

What stands out

25%

of Lassen 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
25%$20.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$20.8 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$18.8 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$13.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.3 million
Health and hospitals
19%$15.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15.5 million
Schools and colleges
17%$13.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$13.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$6.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$6.4 million
  • Public transit$76 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.1%$3.4 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$3.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$435 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.1%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$864 thousand
  • Police$452 thousand
  • Fire protection$78 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$697 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$697 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$380 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$380 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$118 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lassen 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 Lassen 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.