County government · Clark County, NV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Clark County took in $9.54 billion and spent $9.19 billion.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes36%Fees for services (hospital bills, airport)28%State tax money23%Fines and other9.0%Federal tax money2.4%Local tax money2.1%

What stands out

13%

of Clark County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.5%.

County taxes36%

Other taxes
13%$1.22 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 5 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$581 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$204 million
  • Other licenses$169 million
  • Public utility taxes$136 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$61.4 million
  • Amusement licenses$57.8 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$11.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
12%$1.11 billion
Property tax
11%$1.07 billion

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$2.68 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; airport and 7 more
  • Hospital bills$972 million
  • Airport$589 million
  • Water$456 million
  • Sewer$225 million
  • Other service charges$214 million
  • Parks and recreation$127 million
  • Transit fares$76.1 million
  • Road charges$21.9 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$114 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$229 million

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$2.16 billion

Local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.1%$204 million

Fines and other9.0%

Interest, rents and other
8.8%$838 million
Fines
0.2%$19.1 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Health and hospitals14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.5%Running the government and other costs7.8%All other spending20%

What stands out

28%

of Clark County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 6.3%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
28%$2.58 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$1.26 billion
  • Airports$848 million
  • Public transit$469 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$1.99 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 4 more
  • Police$1.06 billion
  • Prisons and jails$346 million
  • Courts and legal services$309 million
  • Fire protection$221 million
  • Inspections and regulation$49.8 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$4.2 million
Health and hospitals
14%$1.27 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$1.03 billion
  • Public health$245 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.5%$779 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$440 million
  • Sewer systems$339 million
Running the government and other costs
7.8%$721 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$553 million
  • Government buildings$71.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$50.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$603 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$603 million
Social services
5.6%$514 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$514 million
Interest on debt
4.4%$404 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$366 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$38.0 million
Environment and natural resources
2.6%$243 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$243 million
Housing and community development
0.6%$55.6 million
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$25.0 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$25.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clark County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Clark 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.