County government · San Joaquin County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), San Joaquin County took in $2.63 billion and spent $2.59 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money39%Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)30%County taxes18%Fines and other7.3%Federal tax money3.3%Local tax money2.5%

What stands out

39%

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

County taxes18%

Property tax
16%$408 million
Other taxes
1.2%$32.5 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$15.1 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$5.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$4.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$4.2 million
  • Other licenses$2.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$762 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.2%$32.0 million

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$788 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 8 more
  • Hospital bills$485 million
  • Other service charges$159 million
  • Other school charges$71.7 million
  • Garbage collection$42.1 million
  • Water$12.9 million
  • Sewer$9.2 million
  • Airport$3.8 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Road charges$195 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$86.3 million

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$1.02 billion

Local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.5%$64.7 million

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$177 million
Fines
0.5%$14.1 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals32%Social services20%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Schools and colleges13%Running the government and other costs6.8%All other spending12%

What stands out

13%

of San Joaquin County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 250,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
32%$819 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$464 million
  • Public health$354 million
Social services
20%$524 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$524 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$426 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$168 million
  • Prisons and jails$115 million
  • Courts and legal services$106 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$34.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.1 million
Schools and colleges
13%$332 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$332 million
Running the government and other costs
6.8%$177 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$128 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$90.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$84.8 million
  • Airports$5.8 million
Sent to other local governments
3.2%$83.2 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$74.5 million
  • Sent to the state government$8.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$56.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$35.5 million
  • Water supply$12.1 million
  • Sewer systems$9.3 million
Environment and natural resources
1.9%$48.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$48.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$17.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9.3 million
  • Libraries$7.7 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$15.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$10.9 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$4.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

San Joaquin 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 Joaquin 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.