County government · San Bernardino County, CA

San Bernardino County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), San Bernardino County took in $7.61 billion and spent $6.54 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%County taxes21%Fees for services (hospital bills, airport)19%Federal tax money8.3%Fines and other7.5%Local tax money2.7%

What stands out

42%

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

County taxes21%

Property tax
19%$1.43 billion
Other taxes
1.0%$77.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$23.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$14.9 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$12.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$9.5 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$9.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$7.9 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.7%$53.5 million

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$1.44 billion
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; hospital bills and 8 more
  • Other service charges$625 million
  • Hospital bills$540 million
  • Airport$134 million
  • Garbage collection$109 million
  • Road charges$9.2 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$8.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$6.0 million
  • Water$4.6 million
  • Sewer$3.9 million
  • Other school charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.3%

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

From the federal government
8.3%$628 million

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$3.20 billion

Local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.7%$207 million

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$550 million
Fines
0.3%$21.9 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Social services23%Health and hospitals22%Running the government and other costs9.6%Schools and colleges6.4%All other spending11%

What stands out

23%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$1.76 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 4 more
  • Police$672 million
  • Prisons and jails$344 million
  • Fire protection$335 million
  • Courts and legal services$227 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$172 million
  • Inspections and regulation$11.9 million
Social services
23%$1.53 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.53 billion
Health and hospitals
22%$1.47 billion
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$769 million
  • Hospitals$701 million
Running the government and other costs
9.6%$631 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$387 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$110 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$73.5 million
  • Government buildings$60.2 million
Schools and colleges
6.4%$419 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$419 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.7%$244 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$149 million
  • Airports$95.4 million
Sent to other local governments
3.5%$231 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$207 million
  • Sent to the state government$23.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$107 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$98.6 million
  • Water supply$5.5 million
  • Sewer systems$2.9 million
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$65.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$65.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$63.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$42.0 million
  • Libraries$21.3 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$17.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$17.2 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino 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.