County government · Boundary County, ID

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Boundary County took in $37.6 million and spent $38.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)47%State tax money25%County taxes19%Federal tax money7.9%Fines and other1.1%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

47%

of Boundary 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 taxes19%

Property tax
19%$7.2 million

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$17.6 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$13.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Road charges$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.9%

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

From the federal government
7.9%$3.0 million

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$9.4 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$43 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$429 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals61%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking8.3%Social services4.1%Police, fire, courts and jails3.4%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

61%

of Boundary 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%$23.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$22.3 million
  • Public health$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$7.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$4.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.3%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Social services
4.1%$1.6 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.4%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$318 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$318 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Boundary County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Boundary 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.