County government · Morrow County, OR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Morrow County took in $54.7 million and spent $31.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes35%Fines and other30%State tax money19%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)11%Federal tax money4.0%

What stands out

29%

of Morrow County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes35%

Property tax
28%$15.6 million
Other taxes
6.5%$3.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.7 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$652 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$6.1 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$3.0 million
  • Other service charges$2.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$287 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$76 thousand
  • Airport$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$2.2 million

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$10.6 million

Fines and other30%

Interest, rents and other
29%$16.1 million
Fines
1.1%$591 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs24%Health and hospitals9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

35%

of Morrow County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
35%$11.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$9.5 million
  • Airports$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$7.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$5.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$23 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$7.5 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)$3.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
Health and hospitals
9.4%$2.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$966 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$966 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$432 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$432 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$281 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$281 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$265 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$265 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$121 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Morrow 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 Morrow 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.