County government · Garfield County, UT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Garfield County took in $22.0 million and spent $19.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes33%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)23%State tax money22%Federal tax money13%Fines and other8.5%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

25%

of Garfield 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 taxes33%

Other taxes
25%$5.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.8 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$380 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$229 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$94 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.8%$833 thousand
Sales tax
3.8%$829 thousand

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$5.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$4.5 million
  • Garbage collection$488 thousand
  • Water$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$2.9 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$4.9 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$76 thousand

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$1.6 million
Fines
1.1%$249 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries9.1%Health and hospitals7.8%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

9.1%

of Garfield County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 1%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$6.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$5.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$609 thousand
  • Fire protection$400 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$221 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$5.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
  • Airports$993 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$845 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$400 thousand
  • Government buildings$371 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$40 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.1%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Libraries$46 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.8%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$999 thousand
  • Hospitals$512 thousand
Social services
3.2%$620 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$620 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$535 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$481 thousand
  • Water supply$54 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Garfield 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 Garfield 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.