County government · Davis County, UT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Davis County took in $333 million and spent $313 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes57%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)14%Federal tax money8.9%State tax money8.8%Fines and other8.2%Local tax money3.2%

What stands out

20%

of Davis County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.7%.

County taxes57%

Property tax
22%$72.2 million
Sales tax
20%$68.0 million
Other taxes
15%$51.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$50.9 million
  • Other licenses$248 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$45.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$21.4 million
  • Garbage collection$19.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.4 million
  • Road charges$248 thousand
  • Parking$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.9%

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

From the federal government
8.9%$29.6 million

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$29.3 million

Local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.2%$10.5 million

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$25.6 million
Fines
0.5%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals29%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs9.8%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%All other spending13%

What stands out

29%

of Davis County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 7.9%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
29%$91.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$91.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$66.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$24.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$24.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$17.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$107 thousand
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$62.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit and roads and highways
  • Public transit$55.4 million
  • Roads and highways$7.0 million
Running the government and other costs
9.8%$30.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$12.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$21.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$13.3 million
  • Libraries$8.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.9%$18.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$18.5 million
Housing and community development
3.9%$12.2 million
Social services
1.2%$3.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.9 million
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$3.8 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.8 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$2.0 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$95 thousand
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$95 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Davis 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 Davis 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.