County government · Clallam County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Clallam County took in $89.0 million and spent $83.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes54%State tax money24%Fees for services (road charges, sewer)11%Fines and other7.2%Federal tax money3.4%Local tax money0.7%

What stands out

23%

of Clallam County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes54%

Property tax
23%$20.7 million
Sales tax
23%$20.1 million
Other taxes
8.3%$7.4 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; other selective sales taxes and 7 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$961 thousand
  • Severance taxes$755 thousand
  • Other licenses$720 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$660 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$110 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$2 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$9.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 4 more
  • Other service charges$8.1 million
  • Road charges$568 thousand
  • Sewer$476 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$263 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$106 thousand
  • Garbage collection$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$3.0 million

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$21.3 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$634 thousand

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$5.7 million
Fines
0.8%$700 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking16%Health and hospitals13%Environment and natural resources6.6%All other spending11%

What stands out

6.6%

of Clallam County's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$25.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$9.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$9.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$6.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$375 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$18.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$6.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Other government-run businesses$44 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$13.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13.7 million
Health and hospitals
13%$11.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11.1 million
Environment and natural resources
6.6%$5.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$4.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.9 million
  • Libraries$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Water supply$92 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$53 thousand
Social services
1.2%$974 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$974 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$965 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$708 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clallam County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Clallam 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.