County government · Riverside County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Riverside County took in $7.70 billion and spent $7.23 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)28%County taxes21%Fines and other5.7%Federal tax money4.3%Local tax money1.2%

What stands out

40%

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

County taxes21%

Property tax
19%$1.47 billion
Other taxes
0.8%$63.9 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$18.8 million
  • Other licenses$14.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$13.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$9.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$8.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.7%$51.7 million

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$2.15 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 8 more
  • Hospital bills$974 million
  • Other service charges$969 million
  • Garbage collection$148 million
  • Parks and recreation$19.3 million
  • Road charges$14.9 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$11.7 million
  • Housing$6.4 million
  • Airport$3.4 million
  • Other school charges$1.5 million
  • Water$262 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$335 million

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$3.10 billion

Local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.2%$89.9 million

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$416 million
Fines
0.3%$25.9 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals28%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Social services21%Schools and colleges6.5%Roads, transit and parking4.7%All other spending14%

What stands out

21%

of Riverside County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 4.3%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
28%$2.00 billion
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$1.19 billion
  • Hospitals$810 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$1.85 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 4 more
  • Police$739 million
  • Prisons and jails$349 million
  • Fire protection$332 million
  • Courts and legal services$320 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$92.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$14.5 million
Social services
21%$1.54 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.54 billion
Schools and colleges
6.5%$473 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$473 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$340 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$334 million
  • Airports$4.3 million
  • Parking$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
4.7%$336 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$161 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$76.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$62.4 million
  • Government buildings$35.7 million
Housing and community development
2.2%$162 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$124 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$124 million
  • Water supply$413 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$123 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$123 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$112 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$94.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$58.1 million
  • Libraries$35.9 million
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$80.6 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$55.7 million
  • Sent to the state government$25.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Riverside 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 Riverside 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.