County government · Uintah County, UT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Uintah County took in $69.0 million and spent $43.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes34%Federal tax money25%State tax money16%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)14%Fines and other7.8%Local tax money2.4%

What stands out

25%

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

County taxes34%

Property tax
15%$10.6 million
Other taxes
11%$7.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$6.6 million
  • Other licenses$627 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$144 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$60 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
7.6%$5.3 million

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$10.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 6 more
  • Other service charges$8.3 million
  • Garbage collection$915 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$288 thousand
  • Water$249 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$190 thousand
  • Sewer$38 thousand
  • Road charges$23 thousand
  • Parking$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money25%

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

From the federal government
25%$17.6 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$11.1 million

Local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.4%$1.7 million

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$4.9 million
Fines
0.8%$531 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals44%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking8.4%Parks, recreation and libraries6.7%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

44%

of Uintah 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
44%$19.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19.1 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$10.8 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$4.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.7 million
  • Other government-run businesses$796 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$430 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$5.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$934 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
  • Airports$55 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$2.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.5 million
  • Libraries$465 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$997 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$533 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$217 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$184 thousand
  • Sewer systems$132 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$381 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$39 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$39 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$39 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$34 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$5 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Uintah 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 Uintah 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.