County government · Owyhee County, ID

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Owyhee County took in $10.8 million and spent $12.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%County taxes38%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, road charges)10%Fines and other6.0%

What stands out

45%

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

County taxes38%

Property tax
38%$4.1 million

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$49 thousand
  • Road charges$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$4.9 million

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$651 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking23%Environment and natural resources4.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.7%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

36%

of Owyhee 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
36%$4.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$404 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$153 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$106 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$4.0 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$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$680 thousand
  • Government buildings$305 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
  • Airports$24 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.6%$568 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$568 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$339 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$339 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$208 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$208 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Owyhee 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 Owyhee 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.