County government · Malheur County, OR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Malheur County took in $31.0 million and spent $31.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money43%County taxes27%Federal tax money20%Fines and other4.8%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, garbage collection)2.6%Local tax money2.4%

What stands out

20%

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

County taxes27%

Property tax
24%$7.3 million
Other taxes
3.5%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$893 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$176 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$800 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks, land and natural resources; other service charges and 2 more
  • Parks, land and natural resources$285 thousand
  • Other service charges$285 thousand
  • Garbage collection$182 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$48 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%$6.3 million

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$13.2 million

Local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.4%$733 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Fines
3.8%$1.2 million
Interest, rents and other
1.0%$300 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Health and hospitals21%Roads, transit and parking7.7%Sent to other local governments5.4%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

21%

of Malheur 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%

Running the government and other costs
39%$12.2 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$9.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$328 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$7.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$376 thousand
Health and hospitals
21%$6.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.7%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
  • Public transit$994 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.4%$1.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Sent to the state government$28 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.6%$511 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$511 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$158 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$158 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$89 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$83 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$58 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Malheur 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 Malheur 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.