County government · Deschutes County, OR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Deschutes County took in $309 million and spent $314 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes39%State tax money34%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)14%Fines and other8.1%Federal tax money3.7%Local tax money1.4%

What stands out

34%

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

County taxes39%

Property tax
34%$105 million
Other taxes
4.6%$14.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$12.4 million
  • Other licenses$1.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$41.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$19.9 million
  • Garbage collection$17.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$11.6 million

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$107 million

Local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.4%$4.5 million

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$23.9 million
Fines
0.4%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Health and hospitals20%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.2%All other spending15%

What stands out

20%

of Deschutes 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%$95.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$47.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$33.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$14.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$428 thousand
Health and hospitals
20%$61.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$61.5 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$44.7 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)$15.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$12.0 million
  • Government buildings$9.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$39.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$39.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.2%$25.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$25.9 million
Housing and community development
5.0%$15.6 million
Social services
3.6%$11.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$11.5 million
Interest on debt
3.3%$10.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$6.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6.8 million
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$1.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.7 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$767 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$767 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Deschutes 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 Deschutes 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.