County government · Piute County, UT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Piute County took in $4.3 million and spent $4.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money39%County taxes17%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)16%Federal tax money13%Fines and other11%Local tax money3.5%

What stands out

13%

of Piute County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes17%

Property tax
9.3%$398 thousand
Sales tax
4.6%$194 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$135 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$126 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$680 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$651 thousand
  • Garbage collection$27 thousand
  • Road charges$2 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%$565 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$1.6 million

Local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.5%$151 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$346 thousand
Fines
3.3%$141 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Health and hospitals11%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%Roads, transit and parking2.5%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

54%

of Piute 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
54%$2.2 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$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$832 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$152 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$720 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$155 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$110 thousand
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$441 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$441 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$119 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$119 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$100 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$100 thousand
Schools and colleges
1.9%$76 thousand
What's in schools and collegesScholarships and other education subsidies
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$76 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$63 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$57 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$32 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Piute 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 Piute 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.