County government · Duchesne County, UT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Duchesne County took in $53.9 million and spent $41.5 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 taxes58%State tax money18%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)9.6%Fines and other8.0%Federal tax money4.1%Local tax money2.5%

What stands out

24%

of Duchesne County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes58%

Other taxes
24%$13.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$12.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$501 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$324 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
19%$10.2 million
Sales tax
15%$8.1 million

Fees for services9.6%

Fees for services
9.6%$5.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$3.8 million
  • Garbage collection$563 thousand
  • Water$520 thousand
  • Road charges$156 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$116 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$2.2 million

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$9.6 million

Local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.5%$1.3 million

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$4.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs24%Housing and community development11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.2%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

11%

of Duchesne County's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
27%$11.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$10.2 million
  • Public transit$683 thousand
  • Parking$398 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$10.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$4.2 million
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$936 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$10.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$157 thousand
Housing and community development
11%$4.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.2%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
  • Water supply$281 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$895 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$570 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.1%$853 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$853 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$651 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$651 thousand
Social services
0.3%$114 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$114 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$47 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Duchesne 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 Duchesne 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.