County government · Benton County, OR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Benton County took in $130 million and spent $130 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes36%State tax money35%Fees for services (road charges, parks, land and natural resources)25%Fines and other4.2%

What stands out

25%

of Benton County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes36%

Property tax
32%$42.0 million
Other taxes
3.2%$4.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$32.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$31.0 million
  • Road charges$667 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$597 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$46.0 million

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$5.5 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals34%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Environment and natural resources1.9%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

34%

of Benton County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
34%$44.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$44.8 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$37.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$15.7 million
  • Government buildings$9.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$28.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$18.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$3.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$12.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12.3 million
Environment and natural resources
1.9%$2.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
Interest on debt
1.7%$2.2 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$255 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$170 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$170 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Benton 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 Benton 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.