County government · Benewah County, ID

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Benewah County took in $42.8 million and spent $34.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)73%County taxes13%State tax money7.4%Fines and other5.9%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

73%

of Benewah County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes13%

Property tax
12%$4.9 million
Other taxes
1.4%$595 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$465 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$111 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services73%

Fees for services
73%$31.0 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 6 more
  • Hospital bills$30.0 million
  • Other service charges$339 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$228 thousand
  • Garbage collection$218 thousand
  • Sewer$96 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$89 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$61 thousand
  • Airport$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$471 thousand

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$3.2 million

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$2.5 million
Fines
0.1%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals61%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.8%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

61%

of Benewah County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
61%$20.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$20.5 million
  • Public health$237 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
  • Airports$200 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$3.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$574 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$534 thousand
  • Government buildings$208 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$754 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$289 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$176 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$135 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.8%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
  • Sewer systems$121 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$194 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$194 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$138 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$119 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$119 thousand
Social services
0.3%$91 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$91 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$6 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$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Benewah 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 Benewah 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.