County government · Grand County, UT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Grand County took in $42.1 million and spent $32.1 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 taxes39%Fines and other27%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)21%State tax money9.4%Federal tax money3.1%Local tax money0.8%

What stands out

20%

of Grand 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 taxes39%

Other taxes
20%$8.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$7.6 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$848 thousand
  • Other licenses$203 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
13%$5.5 million
Sales tax
5.0%$2.1 million

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$8.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$6.0 million
  • Other service charges$2.7 million
  • Water$57 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$1.3 million

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$4.0 million

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$330 thousand

Fines and other27%

Interest, rents and other
26%$11.0 million
Fines
1.2%$502 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking12%Health and hospitals7.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.3%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

49%

of Grand County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$15.7 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)$9.6 million
  • Government buildings$2.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$7.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$301 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
  • Airports$662 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.0%$2.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.3%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
  • Water supply$121 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$707 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$707 thousand
Social services
1.5%$482 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$482 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$91 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$82 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$9 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Grand 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 Grand 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.