County government · Fremont County, ID

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Fremont County took in $26.4 million and spent $34.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes60%State tax money25%Federal tax money6.5%Fees for services (garbage collection, electric power)5.7%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

58%

of Fremont County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes60%

Property tax
58%$15.4 million
Other taxes
2.0%$533 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$424 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$102 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.7%

Fees for services
5.7%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; electric power and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million
  • Electric power$163 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$140 thousand
  • Sewer$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.5%

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

From the federal government
6.5%$1.7 million

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$6.7 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$391 thousand
Fines
0.6%$149 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Health and hospitals4.7%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

12%

of Fremont County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$10.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.5 million
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$535 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$425 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$9.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$719 thousand
  • Government buildings$262 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$7.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$4.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.7 million
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
Health and hospitals
4.7%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
Environment and natural resources
2.7%$930 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$930 thousand
Social services
0.2%$57 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$57 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$23 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$23 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fremont 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 Fremont 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.