County government · Stevens County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Stevens County took in $72.6 million and spent $74.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)34%County taxes32%State tax money27%Fines and other6.0%Federal tax money1.4%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

34%

of Stevens County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes32%

Property tax
19%$13.7 million
Sales tax
9.2%$6.7 million
Other taxes
3.9%$2.8 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$635 thousand
  • Other licenses$631 thousand
  • Severance taxes$571 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$491 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$373 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$104 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$24.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$21.2 million
  • Garbage collection$2.9 million
  • Road charges$132 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$121 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$996 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$19.3 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$332 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$4.2 million
Fines
0.3%$231 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking27%Health and hospitals24%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.1%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

24%

of Stevens County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
27%$20.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$20.1 million
Health and hospitals
24%$18.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$14.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$7.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.0 million
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$13.2 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$7.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$846 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.1%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.8 million
Environment and natural resources
2.7%$2.0 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.0 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$1.1 million
Housing and community development
0.8%$597 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$533 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$461 thousand
  • Libraries$72 thousand
Social services
0.4%$325 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$325 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$4 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$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Stevens 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 Stevens 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.