County government · Kane County, UT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Kane County took in $67.7 million and spent $52.8 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 taxes31%Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)27%Fines and other21%State tax money16%Federal tax money3.2%Local tax money2.3%

What stands out

24%

of Kane 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 taxes31%

Other taxes
24%$15.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$15.3 million
  • Other licenses$406 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$143 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$54 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$27 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.0%$4.8 million

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$18.3 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 4 more
  • Hospital bills$13.7 million
  • Other service charges$2.6 million
  • Garbage collection$1.7 million
  • Water$218 thousand
  • Sewer$85 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$2.1 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$10.9 million

Local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.3%$1.5 million

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
20%$13.7 million
Fines
0.6%$418 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Health and hospitals28%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking7.4%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

28%

of Kane County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
29%$15.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$10.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$706 thousand
Health and hospitals
28%$14.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$12.6 million
  • Public health$2.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$13.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; fire protection and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$5.6 million
  • Fire protection$3.1 million
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$165 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.4%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
  • Public transit$820 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$3.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.2 million
  • Libraries$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
  • Water supply$270 thousand
  • Sewer systems$78 thousand
Social services
1.0%$544 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$544 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$99 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$99 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$64 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$58 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$50 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$50 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kane 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 Kane 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.