County government · Clatsop County, OR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Clatsop County took in $43.5 million and spent $59.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes39%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, road charges)28%State tax money15%Fines and other9.7%Local tax money8.4%

What stands out

28%

of Clatsop 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 taxes39%

Property tax
31%$13.6 million
Other taxes
7.7%$3.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.0 million
  • Other licenses$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$12.0 million
What's in fees for servicesParks, land and natural resources; other service charges and 3 more
  • Parks, land and natural resources$8.3 million
  • Other service charges$3.4 million
  • Road charges$119 thousand
  • Sewer$118 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$6.6 million

Local tax money8.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
8.4%$3.6 million

Fines and other9.7%

Interest, rents and other
9.5%$4.1 million
Fines
0.2%$84 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking15%Health and hospitals11%Environment and natural resources3.9%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

36%

of Clatsop 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%$21.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$8.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$5.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$3.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
32%$18.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$10.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.6 million
  • Government buildings$2.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$8.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.8 million
Health and hospitals
11%$6.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.7 million
Environment and natural resources
3.9%$2.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.3 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$920 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$452 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$452 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$212 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$212 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clatsop 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 Clatsop 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.