County government · Linn County, OR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Linn County took in $152 million and spent $135 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes36%State tax money31%Federal tax money20%Fees for services (parks and recreation)6.0%Fines and other4.1%Local tax money1.8%

What stands out

20%

of Linn County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

County taxes36%

Property tax
33%$50.5 million
Other taxes
3.1%$4.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and motor vehicle licenses
  • Other licenses$4.6 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$88 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.0%

Fees for services
6.0%$9.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$8.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$949 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$31.1 million

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$47.5 million

Local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.8%$2.7 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$5.4 million
Fines
0.5%$784 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Health and hospitals26%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

26%

of Linn 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
34%$46.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$23.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$14.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.9 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.9 million
Health and hospitals
26%$34.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34.5 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$33.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$10.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$11.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$5.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5.7 million
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$1.2 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$1.2 million
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$708 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$708 thousand
Social services
0.2%$305 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$305 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$178 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Linn 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 Linn 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.