County government · Tehama County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Tehama County took in $209 million and spent $208 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%County taxes20%Federal tax money15%Fees for services (transit fares, parks, land and natural resources)7.1%Local tax money3.9%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

51%

of Tehama County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes20%

Property tax
16%$32.6 million
Other taxes
2.2%$4.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.7 million
  • Other licenses$816 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$328 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$152 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.7%$3.6 million

Fees for services7.1%

Fees for services
7.1%$14.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; transit fares and 4 more
  • Other service charges$10.4 million
  • Transit fares$3.4 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$424 thousand
  • Other school charges$400 thousand
  • Sewer$184 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$32.0 million

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$107 million

Local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.9%$8.2 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$5.8 million
Fines
0.4%$828 thousand

Where it goes

Social services25%Roads, transit and parking21%Schools and colleges19%Health and hospitals17%Running the government and other costs7.5%All other spending11%

What stands out

19%

of Tehama County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Social services
25%$52.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$52.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
21%$44.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$42.6 million
  • Public transit$2.2 million
Schools and colleges
19%$38.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$38.7 million
Health and hospitals
17%$34.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34.5 million
Running the government and other costs
7.5%$15.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.0%$10.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$8.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
Sent to other local governments
3.2%$6.6 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$6.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$628 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$2.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$986 thousand
  • Libraries$812 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$455 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$245 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$244 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tehama 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 Tehama 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.