County government · Lewis County, ID

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Lewis County took in $3.4 million and spent $3.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes57%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)22%State tax money16%Fines and other4.8%

What stands out

55%

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

County taxes57%

Property tax
55%$1.9 million
Other taxes
1.5%$51 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$759 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$478 thousand
  • Garbage collection$247 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$556 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$157 thousand
Fines
0.2%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Social services9.0%Environment and natural resources4.4%

What stands out

48%

of Lewis 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
48%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$896 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$461 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$244 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$958 thousand
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$462 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$328 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$144 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$346 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$346 thousand
Social services
9.0%$302 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$302 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.4%$147 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$147 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lewis 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 Lewis 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.