County government · Washington County, OR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Washington County took in $1.18 billion and spent $1.12 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes28%Fees for services (sewer, housing)26%State tax money18%Federal tax money15%Fines and other13%

What stands out

15%

of Washington County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 4.5%.

County taxes28%

Property tax
24%$281 million
Other taxes
4.1%$47.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$23.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$17.3 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$6.2 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$781 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$167 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$120 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$306 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 4 more
  • Sewer$185 million
  • Other service charges$92.8 million
  • Housing$13.7 million
  • Road charges$12.9 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$946 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$854 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$182 million

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$212 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$145 million
Fines
0.2%$2.6 million

Where it goes

Housing and community development23%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs10%All other spending15%

What stands out

23%

of Washington County's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. counties of 250,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Housing and community development
23%$256 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$245 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$120 million
  • Prisons and jails$53.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$35.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$22.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$12.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$177 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$177 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$168 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$168 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$114 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$83.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.8 million
  • Government buildings$4.8 million
Health and hospitals
8.4%$93.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$93.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$43.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$38.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.4 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$15.4 million
Social services
0.7%$7.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7.7 million
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$4.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Washington 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 Washington 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.