County government · Madison County, ID

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Madison County took in $149 million and spent $149 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)55%State tax money16%Federal tax money12%County taxes11%Fines and other5.7%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

55%

of Madison County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes11%

Property tax
11%$15.7 million
Other taxes
0.6%$897 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$529 thousand
  • Other licenses$368 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$81.5 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 3 more
  • Hospital bills$74.9 million
  • Other service charges$3.2 million
  • Garbage collection$3.1 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$202 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$109 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$18.1 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$23.9 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$158 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$7.0 million
Fines
1.0%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals75%Police, fire, courts and jails9.4%Running the government and other costs5.2%Roads, transit and parking3.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.5%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

75%

of Madison County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
75%$112 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$111 million
  • Public health$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.4%$14.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 4 more
  • Police$5.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$682 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$513 thousand
  • Fire protection$39 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.2%$7.7 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$5.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$678 thousand
  • Government buildings$655 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$629 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$5.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.8 million
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$2.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$1.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$963 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$1.6 million
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$1.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$176 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$176 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$21 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Madison 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 Madison 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.