County government · Grant County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Grant County took in $157 million and spent $138 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes48%State tax money22%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)20%Fines and other6.9%Local tax money1.8%Federal tax money1.7%

What stands out

21%

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

County taxes48%

Property tax
21%$32.6 million
Sales tax
21%$32.1 million
Other taxes
6.4%$10.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 5 more
  • Other licenses$2.2 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2.2 million
  • Amusement taxes$1.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.0 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$851 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$30.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$23.1 million
  • Garbage collection$6.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$497 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$338 thousand
  • Road charges$274 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$2.6 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$35.0 million

Local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.8%$2.8 million

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$9.7 million
Fines
0.7%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Health and hospitals18%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking17%Sent to other local governments7.1%All other spending12%

What stands out

7.1%

of Grant County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$38.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$16.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$11.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$10.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
18%$24.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24.6 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$24.1 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$8.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$8.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.0 million
  • Government buildings$2.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$24.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$24.0 million
Sent to other local governments
7.1%$9.8 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$9.8 million
Environment and natural resources
4.2%$5.8 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5.8 million
Interest on debt
3.4%$4.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$3.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.7 million
Social services
0.9%$1.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.2 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$388 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$346 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$312 thousand
  • Libraries$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Grant 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 Grant 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.