County government · Yolo County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Yolo County took in $584 million and spent $525 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%County taxes18%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)17%Fines and other8.5%Local tax money3.3%Federal tax money3.1%

What stands out

50%

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

County taxes18%

Property tax
15%$86.1 million
Other taxes
2.3%$13.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$10.0 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$510 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$505 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$269 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.1%$6.3 million

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$102 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Other service charges$67.0 million
  • Garbage collection$32.7 million
  • Other school charges$1.1 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$744 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$453 thousand
  • Airport$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$18.1 million

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$289 million

Local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.3%$19.0 million

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$38.9 million
Fines
1.9%$10.9 million

Where it goes

Social services35%Running the government and other costs23%Health and hospitals12%Police, fire, courts and jails6.7%Schools and colleges6.5%All other spending17%

What stands out

35%

of Yolo County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Spending by category100%

Social services
35%$185 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$185 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$121 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$82.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
Health and hospitals
12%$61.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$61.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.7%$35.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$30.9 million
  • Fire protection$3.5 million
  • Police$444 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$352 thousand
Schools and colleges
6.5%$34.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$34.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.1%$32.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$32.0 million
Sent to other local governments
4.4%$22.9 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$22.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$552 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$13.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$10.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.4%$12.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$11.7 million
  • Public transit$431 thousand
  • Airports$221 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$4.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4.4 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$3.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Yolo 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 Yolo 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.