County government · Sevier County, UT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Sevier County took in $46.4 million and spent $40.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money37%County taxes26%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)15%Federal tax money11%Fines and other9.8%Local tax money1.4%

What stands out

11%

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

County taxes26%

Property tax
19%$8.9 million
Other taxes
5.3%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$947 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$777 thousand
  • Other licenses$746 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.1%$533 thousand

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$6.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$6.7 million
  • Water$105 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$5.2 million

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$17.3 million

Local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.4%$656 thousand

Fines and other9.8%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$3.5 million
Fines
2.3%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs22%Health and hospitals21%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

21%

of Sevier 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$14.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$5.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$5.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$548 thousand
  • Fire protection$392 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$8.7 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)$4.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$347 thousand
Health and hospitals
21%$8.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$5.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
  • Public transit$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Libraries$42 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
  • Water supply$52 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$544 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$439 thousand
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sevier 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 Sevier 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.