County government · Modoc County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Modoc County took in $48.6 million and spent $54.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money70%County taxes14%Fines and other5.4%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)4.8%Federal tax money3.5%Local tax money3.2%

What stands out

70%

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

County taxes14%

Property tax
12%$6.0 million
Sales tax
0.7%$346 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$257 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$65 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$65 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$48 thousand
  • Other licenses$47 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$765 thousand
  • Water$228 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$203 thousand
  • Road charges$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$1.7 million

State tax money70%

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

From the state
70%$33.8 million

Local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.2%$1.6 million

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$2.3 million
Fines
0.5%$258 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals22%Schools and colleges17%Social services16%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking12%All other spending22%

What stands out

17%

of Modoc County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
22%$11.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11.6 million
Schools and colleges
17%$9.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$9.1 million
Social services
16%$8.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$6.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$549 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$155 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$6.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.3 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$6.2 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$2.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Libraries$256 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.8%$1.5 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$1.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$104 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
  • Water supply$212 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.9%$1.0 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.0 million
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Modoc 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 Modoc 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.