County government · Kitsap County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Kitsap County took in $404 million and spent $358 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes43%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)25%State tax money19%Fines and other5.6%Local tax money4.6%Federal tax money3.6%

What stands out

19%

of Kitsap County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.7%.

County taxes43%

Sales tax
19%$77.3 million
Property tax
18%$71.2 million
Other taxes
6.0%$24.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 6 more
  • Other licenses$10.6 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$7.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.7 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.2 million
  • Amusement taxes$370 thousand
  • Severance taxes$55 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$100 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Sewer$47.4 million
  • Garbage collection$29.7 million
  • Other service charges$21.4 million
  • Road charges$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$169 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$14.6 million

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$75.0 million

Local tax money4.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.6%$18.4 million

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$21.3 million
Fines
0.3%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking13%Health and hospitals12%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

20%

of Kitsap County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 2.6%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
25%$90.0 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$43.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.0 million
  • Government buildings$3.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$84.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$31.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$30.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$22.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$24 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$71.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$44.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$27.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$45.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$45.1 million
Health and hospitals
12%$43.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$43.2 million
Housing and community development
2.5%$8.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$7.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$7.5 million
  • Libraries$82 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$4.4 million
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$2.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.3 million
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$920 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$849 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$71 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$248 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$248 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kitsap 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 Kitsap 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.