County government · Coos County, OR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Coos County took in $81.9 million and spent $71.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money37%County taxes23%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, garbage collection)21%Fines and other9.7%Federal tax money9.1%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

37%

of Coos County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes23%

Property tax
17%$13.5 million
Other taxes
6.5%$5.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$4.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$624 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$57 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$17.5 million
What's in fees for servicesParks, land and natural resources; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Parks, land and natural resources$7.5 million
  • Garbage collection$3.8 million
  • Other service charges$2.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
  • Road charges$1.4 million
  • Gas$279 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.1%

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

From the federal government
9.1%$7.4 million

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$29.9 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$278 thousand

Fines and other9.7%

Interest, rents and other
9.5%$7.8 million
Fines
0.2%$186 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Health and hospitals24%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking12%Sent to other local governments6.5%All other spending16%

What stands out

24%

of Coos 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$21.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$7.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$7.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$953 thousand
Health and hospitals
24%$16.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16.9 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$9.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.4 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$8.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.2 million
Sent to other local governments
6.5%$4.7 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$4.7 million
Environment and natural resources
5.4%$3.9 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.6%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and gas supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.0 million
  • Gas supply$285 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
Housing and community development
1.7%$1.2 million
Social services
1.1%$810 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$810 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Coos 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 Coos 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.