County government · Iron County, UT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Iron County took in $55.7 million and spent $44.5 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 taxes52%Federal tax money15%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)12%State tax money11%Fines and other10%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

15%

of Iron County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

County taxes52%

Property tax
33%$18.2 million
Sales tax
12%$6.5 million
Other taxes
7.8%$4.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.2 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$122 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$6.5 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$3.1 million
  • Other service charges$2.7 million
  • Sewer$386 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$351 thousand
  • Water$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$8.3 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$6.1 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$40 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$3.5 million
Fines
3.8%$2.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs24%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Roads, transit and parking9.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.8%All other spending9.3%

What stands out

11%

of Iron County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$17.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$6.7 million
  • Police$6.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$10.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.8 million
  • Other government-run businesses$285 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$4.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.6 million
  • Libraries$323 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
  • Airports$39 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
  • Sewer systems$350 thousand
  • Water supply$35 thousand
Social services
2.9%$1.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
2.2%$963 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$963 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$786 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$786 thousand
Housing and community development
1.7%$761 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$306 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$306 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Iron 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 Iron 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.