County government · Plumas County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Plumas County took in $105 million and spent $84.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%County taxes22%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, road charges)9.0%Federal tax money8.6%Fines and other8.4%Local tax money1.5%

What stands out

50%

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

County taxes22%

Property tax
16%$16.4 million
Other taxes
3.5%$3.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$724 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$292 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$208 thousand
  • Other licenses$53 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.2%$3.3 million

Fees for services9.0%

Fees for services
9.0%$9.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 8 more
  • Other service charges$5.0 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.3 million
  • Road charges$822 thousand
  • Garbage collection$821 thousand
  • Airport$577 thousand
  • Water$513 thousand
  • Sewer$351 thousand
  • Transit fares$49 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
  • Other school charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.6%

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

From the federal government
8.6%$9.0 million

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$52.2 million

Local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.5%$1.6 million

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$8.6 million
Fines
0.2%$244 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals19%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking14%Social services14%All other spending15%

What stands out

14%

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

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
19%$16.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$16.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$8.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$711 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$15.6 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$9.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$12.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$9.3 million
  • Public transit$1.4 million
  • Airports$1.4 million
Social services
14%$11.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$11.9 million
Schools and colleges
7.6%$6.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$6.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$545 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$627 thousand
  • Sewer systems$413 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$371 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$1.4 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$1.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$154 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$970 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$970 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$435 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$320 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$115 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Plumas 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 Plumas 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.