County government · Harney County, OR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Harney County took in $7.1 million and spent $7.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money57%County taxes32%Fines and other3.6%Federal tax money3.1%Local tax money2.8%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)1.8%

What stands out

57%

of Harney County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes32%

Property tax
27%$1.9 million
Other taxes
4.8%$343 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$343 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$125 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$42 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand
  • Garbage collection$33 thousand
  • Transit fares$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$221 thousand

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$4.0 million

Local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.8%$199 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$205 thousand
Fines
0.7%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals39%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

39%

of Harney 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
39%$2.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$680 thousand
  • Police$626 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$446 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$281 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$1.4 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$516 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$346 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$251 thousand
  • Government buildings$243 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$841 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$567 thousand
  • Public transit$274 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$185 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$180 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$110 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$110 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$35 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$28 thousand
  • Sewer systems$7 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$32 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$32 thousand
Social services
0.3%$23 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$23 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Harney County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Harney 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.