County government · Canyon County, ID

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Canyon County took in $116 million and spent $136 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes40%State tax money27%Local tax money21%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)8.4%Fines and other3.6%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

21%

of Canyon County's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 1.4%.

County taxes40%

Property tax
36%$41.4 million
Other taxes
3.9%$4.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$2.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.6 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$796 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$59 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.4%

Fees for services
8.4%$9.7 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$7.0 million
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$809 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$723 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$31.3 million

Local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
21%$23.8 million

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$3.5 million
Fines
0.5%$628 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs30%Health and hospitals11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.1%Environment and natural resources2.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

46%

of Canyon County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$62.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$27.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$18.3 million
  • Police$14.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.7 million
Running the government and other costs
30%$41.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$31.3 million
  • Government buildings$5.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
11%$15.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.1%$12.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$12.4 million
Environment and natural resources
2.0%$2.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Canyon 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 Canyon 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.