County government · Jefferson County, OR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Jefferson County took in $35.1 million and spent $35.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes35%State tax money26%Federal tax money21%Fines and other17%Local tax money0.6%Fees for services0.3%

What stands out

21%

of Jefferson County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes35%

Property tax
28%$9.7 million
Other taxes
7.5%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$2.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$579 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$97 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$97 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money21%

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

From the federal government
21%$7.4 million

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$9.1 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$208 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$5.8 million
Fines
0.3%$120 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Health and hospitals15%Roads, transit and parking9.7%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

44%

of Jefferson County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$15.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$8.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$908 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$841 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$9.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
15%$5.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.7%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$14 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$538 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$182 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$182 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$135 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$135 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jefferson County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Jefferson 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.