State government
Utah's money: where it comes from and where it goes
In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Utah took in $32.1 billion and spent $32.8 billion.
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Where it comes from
What stands out
of Utah's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical state government gets 10%.
State taxes42%
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 12 more
- Motor fuel taxes$643 million
- Motor vehicle licenses$315 million
- Insurance premium taxes$224 million
- Tobacco taxes$104 million
- Severance taxes$97.9 million
- Public utility taxes$65.9 million
- Occupation and business licenses$61.4 million
- Hunting and fishing licenses$34.1 million
- Other selective sales taxes$31.9 million
- Driver's licenses$31.9 million
- Alcoholic beverage taxes$18.9 million
- Other licenses$7.7 million
- Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.2 million
- Corporation licenses$131 thousand
Amounts are by Census tax category.
Fees for services24%
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 11 more
- Hospital bills$3.76 billion
- College tuition$2.49 billion
- Other service charges$619 million
- Liquor stores$494 million
- University housing and dining$344 million
- Parks and recreation$40.7 million
- Parks, land and natural resources$15.7 million
- Housing$7.8 million
- Garbage collection$4.7 million
- Road charges$2.5 million
- Tolls on roads and bridges$2.0 million
- Other education charges$95 thousand
- Airport$24 thousand
Amounts are by Census type of charge.
Federal tax money26%
Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.
Local tax money<0.1%
Money passed on by the county or other local governments.
Fines and other7.6%
Where it goes
What stands out
of Utah's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical state government spends 5.7%.
Spending by category100%
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; college housing, dining and bookstores and 2 more
- Colleges and universities$6.77 billion
- College housing, dining and bookstores$727 million
- Scholarships and other education subsidies$442 million
- Other education$102 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; welfare institutions and 2 more
- Other public welfare$6.87 billion
- Welfare institutions$48.0 million
- Unemployment and social insurance offices$13.2 million
- Veterans' services$6.4 million
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: roads and highways and 11 more
- Sent to school districts$6.09 billion
- Sent to local governments: roads and highways$81.5 million
- Sent to local governments: general support$44.7 million
- Sent to local governments: public health$37.8 million
- Sent to local governments: hospitals$15.0 million
- Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$12.8 million
- Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$10.1 million
- Sent to local governments: other public welfare$6.3 million
- Sent to local governments: airports$3.6 million
- Sent to the federal government$2.9 million
- Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$226 thousand
- Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$5 thousand
- Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
- Hospitals$3.60 billion
- Public health$736 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
- Other and not broken out$902 million
- Finance, tax collection and budgeting$796 million
- Government buildings$571 million
- Other government administration$125 million
- Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$123 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
- Roads and highways$2.00 billion
- Airports$11.9 million
- Toll roads and bridges$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
- Prisons and jails$407 million
- Courts and legal services$314 million
- Police$270 million
- Probation, parole and other corrections$160 million
- Inspections and regulation$121 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
- Natural resources, farming and conservation$508 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores and garbage and solid waste
- Liquor stores$359 million
- Garbage and solid waste$4.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
- Parks and recreation$118 million
- Libraries$7.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover
State of Utah. 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 State of Utah 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.
Counties29 counties, A to Z
- Beaver County
- Box Elder County
- Cache County
- Carbon County
- Daggett County
- Davis County
- Duchesne County
- Emery County
- Garfield County
- Grand County
- Iron County
- Juab County
- Kane County
- Millard County
- Morgan County
- Piute County
- Rich County
- Salt Lake County
- San Juan County
- Sanpete County
- Sevier County
- Summit County
- Tooele County
- Uintah County
- Utah County
- Wasatch County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- Weber County
Cities and towns255 cities, towns and townships, A to Z
- Alpine
- Alta
- Altamont
- Alton
- Amalga
- American Fork
- Annabella
- Antimony
- Apple Valley
- Aurora
- Ballard
- Bear River
- Beaver
- Bicknell
- Big Water
- Blanding
- Bluff
- Bluffdale
- Boulder
- Bountiful
- Brian Head
- Brigham City
- Brighton
- Bryce Canyon City
- Cannonville
- Castle Dale
- Castle Valley
- Cedar City
- Cedar Fort
- Cedar Hills
- Centerfield
- Centerville
- Central Valley
- Charleston
- Circleville
- Clarkston
- Clawson
- Clearfield
- Cleveland
- Clinton
- Coalville
- Copperton
- Corinne
- Cornish
- Cottonwood Heights
- Daniel
- Delta
- Deweyville
- Draper
- Duchesne
- Dutch John
- Eagle Mountain
- East Carbon
- Elk Ridge
- Elmo
- Elsinore
- Elwood
- Emery City
- Emigration Canyon Metro Township
- Enoch
- Enterprise
- Ephraim
- Erda
- Escalante
- Eureka
- Fairfield
- Fairview
- Farmington
- Farr West
- Fayette
- Ferron
- Fielding
- Fillmore
- Fountain Green
- Francis
- Fruit Heights
- Garden City
- Garland
- Genola
- Glendale
- Glenwood
- Goshen
- Grantsville
- Green River
- Gunnison
- Hanksville
- Harrisville
- Hatch
- Heber
- Helper
- Henefer
- Henrieville
- Herriman
- Hideout
- Highland
- Hildale
- Hinckley
- Holden
- Holladay
- Honeyville
- Hooper
- Howell
- Huntington
- Huntsville
- Hurricane
- Hyde Park
- Hyrum
- Independence
- Interlaken
- Ivins
- Joseph
- Junction
- Kamas
- Kanab
- Kanarraville
- Kanosh
- Kaysville
- Kearns Metro Township
- Kingston
- Koosharem
- La Verkin
- Lake Point
- Laketown
- Layton
- Leamington
- Leeds
- Lehi
- Levan
- Lewiston
- Lindon
- Loa
- Logan
- Lyman
- Lynndyl
- Magna Metro Township
- Manila
- Manti
- Mantua
- Mapleton
- Marriott-Slaterville
- Marysvale
- Mayfield
- Meadow
- Mendon
- Midvale
- Midway
- Milford
- Millcreek
- Millville
- Minersville
- Moab
- Mona
- Monroe
- Monticello
- Morgan
- Moroni
- Mount Pleasant
- Murray
- Myton
- Naples
- Nephi
- New Harmony
- Newton
- Nibley
- North Logan
- North Ogden
- North Salt Lake
- Oak City
- Oakley
- Ogden
- Orangeville
- Orderville
- Orem
- Panguitch
- Paradise
- Paragonah
- Park City
- Parowan
- Payson
- Perry
- Plain
- Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant View
- Plymouth
- Portage
- Price
- Providence
- Provo
- Randolph
- Redmond
- Richfield
- Richmond
- River Heights
- Riverdale
- Riverton
- Rockville
- Rocky Ridge
- Roosevelt
- Roy
- Rush Valley
- Salem
- Salina
- Salt Lake City
- Sandy
- Santa Clara
- Santaquin
- Saratoga Springs
- Scipio
- Scofield
- Sigurd
- Smithfield
- Snowville
- South Jordan
- South Ogden
- South Salt Lake
- South Weber
- Spanish Fork City
- Spring City
- Springdale
- Springville
- St. George
- Sterling
- Stockton
- Sunset
- Syracuse
- Tabiona
- Taylorsville
- Tooele
- Toquerville
- Torrey
- Tremonton
- Trenton
- Tropic
- Uintah
- Vernal
- Vernon
- Vineyard
- Virgin
- Wales
- Wallsburg
- Washington
- Washington Terrace
- Wellington
- Wellsville
- Wendover
- West Bountiful
- West Haven
- West Jordan
- West Point
- West Valley City
- White City Metro Township
- Willard
- Woodland Hills
- Woodruff
- Woods Cross
School districts41 school districts, A to Z
- Alpine School District
- Beaver County School District
- Box Elder School District
- Cache School District
- Canyons School District
- Carbon County School District
- Daggett County School District
- Davis County School District
- Duchesne County School District
- Emery County School District
- Garfield County School District
- Grand County School District
- Granite School District
- Iron County School District
- Jordan School District
- Juab County School District
- Kane County School District
- Logan City School District
- Millard County School District
- Morgan County School District
- Murray City School District
- Nebo School District
- North Sanpete County School District
- North Summit County School District
- Ogden City School District
- Park City School District
- Piute County School District
- Provo City School District
- Rich County School District
- Salt Lake City School District
- San Juan County School District
- Sevier County School District
- South Sanpete County School District
- South Summit School District
- Tintic School District
- Tooele County School District
- Uintah County School District
- Wasatch County School District
- Washington County School District
- Wayne County School District
- Weber County School District