County government · Asotin County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Asotin County took in $28.3 million and spent $23.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money36%County taxes35%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)22%Fines and other3.6%Local tax money3.0%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

10%

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

County taxes35%

Property tax
19%$5.5 million
Sales tax
9.9%$2.8 million
Other taxes
5.7%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 5 more
  • Other licenses$581 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$319 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$262 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$249 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$164 thousand
  • Severance taxes$21 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$6.1 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 4 more
  • Garbage collection$2.9 million
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Sewer$844 thousand
  • Road charges$57 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$47 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$207 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$10.2 million

Local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.0%$846 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$941 thousand
Fines
0.3%$75 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Health and hospitals10%All other spending17%

What stands out

14%

of Asotin County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$6.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.5 million
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$316 thousand
  • Fire protection$41 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$3.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$270 thousand
  • Government buildings$72 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.4 million
  • Sewer systems$834 thousand
Health and hospitals
10%$2.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.5 million
Environment and natural resources
6.9%$1.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.6 million
Interest on debt
6.6%$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$608 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$606 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$127 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Asotin 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 Asotin 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.