County government · Marin County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Marin County took in $1.07 billion and spent $989 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes35%State tax money35%Fees for services (sewer, transit fares)9.9%Federal tax money9.6%Fines and other7.4%Local tax money3.5%

What stands out

35%

of Marin County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 19%.

County taxes35%

Property tax
29%$315 million
Other taxes
3.3%$34.9 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$9.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$7.8 million
  • Other licenses$5.3 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$3.9 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$3.9 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.2%$23.7 million

Fees for services9.9%

Fees for services
9.9%$106 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 7 more
  • Other service charges$68.4 million
  • Sewer$16.9 million
  • Other school charges$5.2 million
  • Transit fares$5.0 million
  • Housing$3.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.0 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2.7 million
  • Airport$898 thousand
  • Garbage collection$194 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government
9.6%$103 million

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$371 million

Local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.5%$37.8 million

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$75.8 million
Fines
0.3%$3.5 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Health and hospitals16%Social services9.5%Roads, transit and parking8.9%All other spending29%

What stands out

8.5%

of Marin County's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. counties of 250,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
19%$191 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$132 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$40.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$171 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 4 more
  • Police$47.4 million
  • Fire protection$42.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$35.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$32.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$12.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$328 thousand
Health and hospitals
16%$161 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$161 million
Social services
9.5%$94.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$94.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$87.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$46.4 million
  • Public transit$40.7 million
  • Airports$770 thousand
Housing and community development
8.5%$84.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.8%$77.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$57.9 million
  • Libraries$19.8 million
Schools and colleges
6.0%$59.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$59.6 million
Sent to other local governments
2.5%$24.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$24.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$15.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$13.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
Environment and natural resources
1.6%$15.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$15.4 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$7.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marin 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 Marin 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.