County government · Carbon County, UT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Carbon County took in $91.2 million and spent $46.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other57%County taxes19%State tax money12%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)4.7%Local tax money4.0%Federal tax money2.9%

What stands out

56%

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

County taxes19%

Property tax
13%$11.5 million
Other taxes
3.2%$2.9 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.1 million
  • Other licenses$503 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.2%$2.9 million

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$4.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$4.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$143 thousand
  • Sewer$96 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$2.6 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$11.2 million

Local tax money4.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.0%$3.6 million

Fines and other57%

Interest, rents and other
56%$51.4 million
Fines
0.9%$790 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals43%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking11%Social services5.2%All other spending8.8%

What stands out

43%

of Carbon County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
43%$20.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$8.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.6 million
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$183 thousand
  • Fire protection$67 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$6.2 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)$4.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$761 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$5.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.9 million
  • Airports$188 thousand
Social services
5.2%$2.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.4 million
Sent to other local governments
3.9%$1.8 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$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$397 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$397 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$172 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Carbon County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Carbon 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.