County government · Morgan County, UT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Morgan County took in $16.7 million and spent $13.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes74%Fees for services8.8%Local tax money8.5%Fines and other5.6%Federal tax money2.3%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

26%

of Morgan County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes74%

Property tax
35%$5.8 million
Sales tax
26%$4.3 million
Other taxes
14%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.1 million
  • Other licenses$960 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$275 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.8%

Fees for services
8.8%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$386 thousand

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$132 thousand

Local tax money8.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
8.5%$1.4 million

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$556 thousand
Fines
2.2%$374 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs76%Police, fire, courts and jails9.3%Health and hospitals8.7%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%Schools and colleges1.4%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

76%

of Morgan 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
76%$10.2 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$5.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$500 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.3%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$542 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$414 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$151 thousand
  • Fire protection$127 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.7%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$501 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$501 thousand
Schools and colleges
1.4%$188 thousand
What's in schools and collegesScholarships and other education subsidies
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$188 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.4%$60 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$60 thousand
Social services
0.1%$15 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Morgan County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Morgan 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.