County government · Ferry County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Ferry County took in $19.4 million and spent $16.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money43%County taxes25%Federal tax money18%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)9.0%Fines and other5.2%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

18%

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

County taxes25%

Property tax
16%$3.0 million
Sales tax
6.4%$1.2 million
Other taxes
2.7%$524 thousand
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 5 more
  • Severance taxes$222 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$73 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$67 thousand
  • Other licenses$57 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$53 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$44 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.0%

Fees for services
9.0%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$430 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$74 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$15 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$3.5 million

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$8.2 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$71 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$967 thousand
Fines
0.2%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Environment and natural resources4.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.3%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

40%

of Ferry 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
40%$6.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$6.1 million
  • Airports$415 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$4.8 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$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$914 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$631 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$952 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.9%$801 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$801 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.3%$546 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$538 thousand
  • Water supply$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$311 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$311 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$79 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$60 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$60 thousand
Social services
0.2%$29 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ferry 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 Ferry 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.