County government · Rich County, UT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Rich County took in $14.2 million and spent $10.9 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 taxes34%State tax money31%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)22%Fines and other8.5%Federal tax money4.9%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

15%

of Rich 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 taxes34%

Other taxes
15%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.8 million
  • Other licenses$311 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
14%$2.1 million
Sales tax
4.0%$575 thousand

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$864 thousand
  • Other service charges$390 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$61 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$697 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$4.4 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$10 thousand

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$864 thousand
Fines
2.4%$347 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Health and hospitals3.1%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

35%

of Rich County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 3 more
  • Police$660 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$632 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$526 thousand
  • Fire protection$508 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$365 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$761 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$596 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$960 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$960 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.1%$336 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$336 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$168 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$139 thousand
  • Libraries$29 thousand
Social services
1.4%$155 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$155 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$66 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$66 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rich 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 Rich 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.