County government · Solano County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Solano County took in $1.07 billion and spent $819 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money53%County taxes26%Fees for services (airport, road charges)13%Fines and other7.0%Local tax money1.2%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

53%

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

County taxes26%

Property tax
24%$255 million
Other taxes
2.0%$21.0 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$6.3 million
  • Other licenses$4.0 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$102 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.3%$3.5 million

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$134 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 4 more
  • Other service charges$130 million
  • Airport$1.7 million
  • Road charges$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$738 thousand
  • Other school charges$337 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$152 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$3.4 million

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$566 million

Local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.2%$13.1 million

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$70.9 million
Fines
0.4%$4.2 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals31%Social services28%Running the government and other costs17%Schools and colleges9.3%Sent to other local governments4.0%All other spending11%

What stands out

28%

of Solano 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
31%$252 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$252 million
Social services
28%$228 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$228 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$138 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$84.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19.6 million
Schools and colleges
9.3%$76.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$76.2 million
Sent to other local governments
4.0%$32.5 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$23.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$9.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.6%$29.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$27.0 million
  • Airports$2.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$26.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$24.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.7%$22.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$14.2 million
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$765 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$7.3 million
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$6.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6.4 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Solano 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 Solano 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.