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.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

State taxes42%Federal tax money26%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)24%Fines and other7.6%

What stands out

24%

of Utah's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical state government gets 10%.

State taxes42%

Individual income tax
18%$5.72 billion
Sales tax
14%$4.63 billion
Other taxes
5.1%$1.64 billion
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.

Business income tax
4.5%$1.45 billion

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$7.78 billion
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.

From the federal government
26%$8.46 billion

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
<0.1%$5.2 million

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$2.43 billion
Fines
<0.1%$14.2 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges24%Social services21%Sent to local governments19%Health and hospitals13%Running the government and other costs7.7%All other spending14%

What stands out

13%

of Utah's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical state government spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
24%$8.04 billion
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
Social services
21%$6.94 billion
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
Sent to local governments
19%$6.31 billion
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
Health and hospitals
13%$4.34 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$3.60 billion
  • Public health$736 million
Running the government and other costs
7.7%$2.52 billion
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
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$2.02 billion
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
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$1.27 billion
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
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$508 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$508 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$364 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
Interest on debt
0.7%$231 million
Housing and community development
0.5%$165 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$125 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
Cities and towns255 cities, towns and townships, A to Z
School districts41 school districts, A to Z