County government · Sanpete County, UT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Sanpete County took in $138 million and spent $107 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, road charges)79%County taxes7.7%Federal tax money6.8%State tax money4.4%Fines and other2.0%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

79%

of Sanpete 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 taxes7.7%

Property tax
4.4%$6.0 million
Sales tax
2.8%$3.8 million
Other taxes
0.6%$812 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$741 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$57 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services79%

Fees for services
79%$109 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 3 more
  • Hospital bills$101 million
  • Other service charges$4.7 million
  • Road charges$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$1.0 million
  • Water$402 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$9.5 million

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$6.1 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$449 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$2.5 million
Fines
0.2%$219 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals74%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails9.9%Roads, transit and parking2.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.9%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

74%

of Sanpete 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
74%$78.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$66.4 million
  • Public health$12.0 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$13.0 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$6.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$204 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.9%$10.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 4 more
  • Prisons and jails$4.8 million
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$982 thousand
  • Fire protection$767 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$368 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.3%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$960 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$847 thousand
  • Water supply$113 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$829 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$771 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$58 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$398 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$329 thousand
  • Libraries$69 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$26 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$19 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sanpete 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 Sanpete 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.