County government · Shoshone County, ID

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Shoshone County took in $14.8 million and spent $14.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money43%County taxes39%Federal tax money9.6%Fees for services (garbage collection, transit fares)6.7%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

43%

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

County taxes39%

Property tax
37%$5.4 million
Other taxes
2.3%$333 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$169 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$152 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.7%

Fees for services
6.7%$984 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 4 more
  • Garbage collection$545 thousand
  • Other service charges$352 thousand
  • Transit fares$75 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand
  • Airport$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government
9.6%$1.4 million

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$6.4 million

Fines and other1.4%

Fines
1.0%$143 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$64 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.8%Social services1.6%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

8.8%

of Shoshone County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$5.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$719 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$277 thousand
  • Fire protection$212 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
  • Public transit$137 thousand
  • Airports$55 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$953 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$317 thousand
  • Government buildings$281 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.8%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Social services
1.6%$237 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$237 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$96 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$96 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$51 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$51 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$49 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$49 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Shoshone County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Shoshone 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.