County government · Garfield County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Garfield County took in $10.4 million and spent $9.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money53%County taxes24%Fees for services (road charges, parks, land and natural resources)7.2%Federal tax money5.6%Local tax money5.3%Fines and other4.7%

What stands out

53%

of Garfield County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes24%

Property tax
17%$1.8 million
Sales tax
3.8%$392 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$338 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 5 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$157 thousand
  • Other licenses$79 thousand
  • Severance taxes$38 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$23 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$20 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$20 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.2%

Fees for services
7.2%$753 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$533 thousand
  • Road charges$145 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$55 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$581 thousand

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$5.5 million

Local tax money5.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.3%$547 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$488 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking25%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Environment and natural resources15%Health and hospitals6.3%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

15%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
28%$2.6 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$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$309 thousand
  • Government buildings$157 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$603 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$200 thousand
  • Fire protection$61 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
Environment and natural resources
15%$1.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
6.3%$590 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$590 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$118 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand
  • Libraries$48 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$90 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$78 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$78 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$56 thousand
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$56 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

Garfield 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 Garfield 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.