County government · Cassia County, ID

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Cassia County took in $21.1 million and spent $19.1 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 money33%County taxes32%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)16%Federal tax money11%Fines and other7.7%

What stands out

11%

of Cassia County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes32%

Property tax
31%$6.5 million
Other taxes
1.2%$251 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Public utility taxes$249 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$3.1 million
  • Garbage collection$141 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$40 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$2.4 million

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$7.0 million

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$1.1 million
Fines
2.3%$485 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails62%Running the government and other costs23%Social services4.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.7%Environment and natural resources3.2%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

62%

of Cassia County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
62%$11.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$4.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$4.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$437 thousand
Social services
4.6%$879 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$879 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.7%$708 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$708 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.2%$613 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$613 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$416 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$416 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$256 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$256 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$65 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$58 thousand
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cassia 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 Cassia 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.