County government · Bannock County, ID

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Bannock County took in $100 million and spent $86.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes33%State tax money27%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)25%Fines and other7.5%Federal tax money5.0%Local tax money2.3%

What stands out

25%

of Bannock County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes33%

Property tax
31%$30.7 million
Other taxes
2.1%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Other licenses$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$25.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$15.7 million
  • Garbage collection$7.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Road charges$592 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$96 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$5.0 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$26.8 million

Local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.3%$2.3 million

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$6.7 million
Fines
0.9%$848 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs29%Health and hospitals15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.4%Roads, transit and parking7.1%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

15%

of Bannock County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$31.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$12.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$9.6 million
  • Police$6.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$25.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$17.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Government buildings$847 thousand
Health and hospitals
15%$13.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.4%$6.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$6.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$3.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.2 million
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$1.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.1 million
Social services
0.4%$380 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$380 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$21 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bannock County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Bannock 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.