County government · Lemhi County, ID

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Lemhi County took in $45.4 million and spent $50.0 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)62%State tax money18%County taxes9.0%Federal tax money6.2%Fines and other4.3%

What stands out

62%

of Lemhi 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 taxes9.0%

Property tax
7.7%$3.5 million
Other taxes
1.3%$590 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$388 thousand
  • Other licenses$179 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$28.1 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Hospital bills$25.9 million
  • Garbage collection$638 thousand
  • Airport$631 thousand
  • Other service charges$590 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$349 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.2%

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

From the federal government
6.2%$2.8 million

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$8.4 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$1.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals72%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs6.1%Police, fire, courts and jails4.7%Environment and natural resources1.7%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

72%

of Lemhi 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
72%$35.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$35.5 million
  • Public health$347 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$6.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$4.5 million
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
6.1%$3.0 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$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$941 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$400 thousand
  • Government buildings$310 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$605 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$373 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$163 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$852 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$852 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$565 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$565 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$354 thousand
Social services
0.2%$106 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$106 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$30 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lemhi 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 Lemhi 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.