County government · Nez Perce County, ID

Nez Perce County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Nez Perce County took in $47.2 million and spent $47.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%County taxes35%Fines and other7.6%Local tax money4.2%Federal tax money3.2%Fees for services (garbage collection, hospital bills)2.6%

What stands out

47%

of Nez Perce County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes35%

Property tax
34%$15.8 million
Other taxes
1.7%$783 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$548 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$201 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$21 thousand
  • Other licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$915 thousand
  • Garbage collection$212 thousand
  • Hospital bills$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$1.5 million

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$22.3 million

Local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.2%$2.0 million

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$3.4 million
Fines
0.5%$242 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking18%Health and hospitals14%Interest on debt3.4%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

14%

of Nez Perce 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%

Running the government and other costs
31%$14.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.1 million
  • Government buildings$391 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$13.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 4 more
  • Police$4.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$109 thousand
  • Fire protection$58 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$8.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.4 million
Health and hospitals
14%$6.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$6.7 million
  • Hospitals$34 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$822 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$822 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$74 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$74 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$70 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$70 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Nez Perce 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 Nez Perce 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.