County government · Multnomah County, OR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Multnomah County took in $2.49 billion and spent $1.75 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes42%State tax money39%Local tax money10%Federal tax money4.0%Fines and other4.0%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)1.0%

What stands out

7.5%

of Multnomah County's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. counties of 250,000+ people get none.

County taxes42%

Property tax
23%$565 million
Individual income tax
7.5%$187 million
Business income tax
6.1%$153 million
Other taxes
5.3%$131 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$76.8 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$32.4 million
  • Other licenses$16.2 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$5.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$24.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$22.0 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Road charges$570 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%$100 million

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$970 million

Local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
10%$261 million

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$97.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$2.4 million

Where it goes

Social services26%Health and hospitals19%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries11%All other spending12%

What stands out

26%

of Multnomah County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 4.3%.

Spending by category100%

Social services
26%$452 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$452 million
Health and hospitals
19%$333 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$333 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$285 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$135 million
  • Government buildings$70.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$41.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$38.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$282 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; probation, parole and other corrections and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$102 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$78.5 million
  • Police$51.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$45.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$4.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$187 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$187 million
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.9%$103 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$103 million
Sent to other local governments
3.7%$64.6 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$64.6 million
Interest on debt
2.2%$38.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$752 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$752 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Multnomah 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 Multnomah 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.