County government · Adams County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Adams County took in $31.2 million and spent $27.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%County taxes36%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)9.3%Fines and other3.8%Federal tax money0.2%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

13%

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

County taxes36%

Property tax
20%$6.4 million
Sales tax
13%$4.0 million
Other taxes
2.9%$900 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$311 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$181 thousand
  • Other licenses$150 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$132 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$66 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.3%

Fees for services
9.3%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Road charges$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$61 thousand

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$15.7 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$51 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Fines
2.2%$673 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.7%$521 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs16%Health and hospitals12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.0%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

38%

of Adams County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$10.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$6.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$89 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$4.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$682 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$3.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.0%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$624 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$346 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$346 thousand
Social services
0.7%$200 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$200 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$172 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$103 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$100 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Adams County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Adams 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.