County government · Franklin County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Franklin County took in $77.8 million and spent $65.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes53%Federal tax money17%State tax money16%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parks, land and natural resources)7.4%Fines and other5.1%Local tax money1.6%

What stands out

26%

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

County taxes53%

Sales tax
26%$20.0 million
Property tax
21%$16.5 million
Other taxes
5.9%$4.6 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$943 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$823 thousand
  • Other licenses$740 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$528 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$162 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.4%

Fees for services
7.4%$5.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Other service charges$4.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$648 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$205 thousand
  • Road charges$119 thousand
  • Garbage collection$105 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$13.1 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$12.7 million

Local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.6%$1.2 million

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$2.9 million
Fines
1.4%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking17%Sent to other local governments4.6%Environment and natural resources3.8%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

45%

of Franklin County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$29.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 4 more
  • Prisons and jails$13.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$7.6 million
  • Police$7.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$527 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$399 thousand
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$17.8 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$7.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$7.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$10.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.9 million
Sent to other local governments
4.6%$3.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3.0 million
Environment and natural resources
3.8%$2.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$734 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$734 thousand
Social services
1.0%$626 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$626 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$405 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$373 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$373 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$25 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Franklin 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 Franklin 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.