County government · San Juan County, UT

San Juan County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), San Juan County took in $53.7 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

Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)52%County taxes16%State tax money15%Federal tax money9.2%Fines and other4.7%Local tax money2.2%

What stands out

52%

of San Juan County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes16%

Property tax
7.6%$4.1 million
Sales tax
4.9%$2.6 million
Other taxes
3.8%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.4 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$359 thousand
  • Other licenses$240 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$28.2 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 4 more
  • Hospital bills$22.7 million
  • Other service charges$4.6 million
  • Garbage collection$632 thousand
  • Transit fares$206 thousand
  • Water$94 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.2%

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

From the federal government
9.2%$4.9 million

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$8.2 million

Local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.2%$1.2 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$1.8 million
Fines
1.4%$739 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals54%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

54%

of San Juan 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%

Health and hospitals
54%$28.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$22.5 million
  • Public health$5.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$9.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$6.4 million
  • Airports$3.2 million
  • Public transit$112 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$6.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$472 thousand
  • Government buildings$331 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$4.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.7 million
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$978 thousand
  • Fire protection$350 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$84 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$802 thousand
  • Libraries$392 thousand
Social services
2.1%$1.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$588 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$403 thousand
  • Water supply$185 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$115 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$106 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$106 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

San Juan 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 San Juan 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.