County government · Butte County, ID

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Butte County took in $6.8 million and spent $3.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money44%County taxes40%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)15%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

44%

of Butte County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes40%

Property tax
39%$2.7 million
Other taxes
0.8%$55 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks, land and natural resources and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$537 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$284 thousand
  • Other service charges$220 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$3.0 million

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking26%Environment and natural resources6.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.0%Health and hospitals1.1%

What stands out

6.2%

of Butte County's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$1.3 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$617 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$348 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$305 thousand
  • Government buildings$48 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$744 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$253 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$110 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$913 thousand
  • Airports$89 thousand
Environment and natural resources
6.2%$238 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$238 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.0%$115 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$115 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$43 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$43 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Butte County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Butte 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.