County government · Klamath County, OR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Klamath County took in $82.7 million and spent $85.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money39%County taxes31%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)19%Fines and other11%

What stands out

9%

of Klamath County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.8%.

County taxes31%

Property tax
22%$18.5 million
Other taxes
9.0%$7.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$4.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$853 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$15.6 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$7.0 million
  • Other service charges$6.0 million
  • Road charges$1.5 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$32.2 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
9.8%$8.1 million
Fines
1.0%$791 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs17%Health and hospitals8.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.0%All other spending12%

What stands out

25%

of Klamath County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$25.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$13.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.5 million
  • Police$5.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$785 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$320 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$21.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$21.6 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$14.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.7 million
  • Government buildings$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
8.2%$7.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.0%$6.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$4.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$842 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.4%$3.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.7 million
Sent to other local governments
2.3%$2.0 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$2.0 million
Social services
0.5%$418 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$418 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Klamath County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Klamath 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.