County government · Lincoln County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lincoln County took in $31.8 million and spent $31.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%County taxes28%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)16%Fines and other5.4%Federal tax money1.1%Local tax money0.7%

What stands out

49%

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

County taxes28%

Property tax
16%$5.0 million
Sales tax
9.3%$3.0 million
Other taxes
3.0%$939 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 6 more
  • Other licenses$331 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$246 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$129 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$113 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$83 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$29 thousand
  • Severance taxes$6 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$5.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$3.9 million
  • Garbage collection$826 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$138 thousand
  • Road charges$88 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$361 thousand

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$15.6 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$238 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$1.5 million
Fines
0.6%$196 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Health and hospitals7.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.2%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

31%

of Lincoln 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
31%$9.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.5 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$8.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$547 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$7.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; probation, parole and other corrections and 2 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
7.6%$2.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$995 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$995 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.9%$892 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$892 thousand
Housing and community development
1.5%$463 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$351 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$82 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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.