County government · Minidoka County, ID

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Minidoka County took in $12.3 million and spent $17.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes76%Fines and other21%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)3.1%

What stands out

70%

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

County taxes76%

Property tax
70%$8.6 million
Other taxes
6.0%$734 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$441 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$282 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$382 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks, land and natural resources and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$160 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$156 thousand
  • Other service charges$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
19%$2.3 million
Fines
2.3%$281 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails58%Running the government and other costs20%Sent to other local governments11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.2%Environment and natural resources3.3%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

58%

of Minidoka 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
58%$10.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$967 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$3.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$725 thousand
  • Government buildings$496 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$339 thousand
Sent to other local governments
11%$1.9 million
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$1.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.2%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
3.3%$567 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$567 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$186 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$186 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$72 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$17 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Minidoka 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 Minidoka 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.