County government · Humboldt County, NV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Humboldt County took in $139 million and spent $118 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)53%County taxes27%State tax money14%Fines and other3.1%Federal tax money3.0%

What stands out

53%

of Humboldt County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes27%

Property tax
14%$19.1 million
Sales tax
9.2%$12.7 million
Other taxes
3.9%$5.4 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$4.6 million
  • Public utility licenses$786 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$63 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$74.0 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$72.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million
  • Water$599 thousand
  • Sewer$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$4.2 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$19.0 million

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$4.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals69%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs4.6%Roads, transit and parking4.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.4%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

69%

of Humboldt 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%

Health and hospitals
69%$81.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$80.9 million
  • Public health$849 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$21.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsProbation, parole and other corrections; police and 3 more
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$6.2 million
  • Police$6.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$189 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.6%$5.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Government buildings$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$4.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$885 thousand
  • Water supply$633 thousand
  • Sewer systems$113 thousand
Social services
1.1%$1.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1.1 million
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$494 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$494 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Humboldt 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 Humboldt 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.