County government · Summit County, UT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Summit County took in $182 million and spent $160 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 taxes57%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)17%Fines and other13%State tax money6.8%Federal tax money4.4%Local tax money1.9%

What stands out

20%

of Summit County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes57%

Property tax
25%$45.3 million
Sales tax
20%$35.9 million
Other taxes
12%$22.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$18.8 million
  • Other licenses$3.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$703 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$31.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 4 more
  • Water$15.0 million
  • Other service charges$7.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.1 million
  • Garbage collection$3.8 million
  • Road charges$788 thousand
  • Transit fares$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$8.0 million

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state
6.8%$12.3 million

Local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.9%$3.5 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$21.5 million
Fines
1.0%$1.9 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking24%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Health and hospitals10%All other spending9.6%

What stands out

16%

of Summit County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
27%$43.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$33.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$39 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$38.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$20.6 million
  • Public transit$17.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$25.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$24.1 million
  • Libraries$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$20.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$9.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$74 thousand
Health and hospitals
10%$16.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.6%$13.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$7.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.4 million
  • Sewer systems$403 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$856 thousand
Social services
0.2%$350 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$350 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$207 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$202 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$202 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Summit 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 Summit 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.