County government · Whitman County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Whitman County took in $54.4 million and spent $50.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money39%County taxes38%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)13%Fines and other7.8%Local tax money1.5%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

15%

of Whitman County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes38%

Property tax
21%$11.3 million
Sales tax
15%$8.2 million
Other taxes
1.9%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$435 thousand
  • Other licenses$224 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$154 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$127 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$95 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$7.1 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$4.2 million
  • Other service charges$2.3 million
  • Road charges$431 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$131 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$476 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$21.2 million

Local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.5%$798 thousand

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$2.9 million
Fines
2.5%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking30%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Environment and natural resources12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%All other spending8.5%

What stands out

12%

of Whitman 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%

Roads, transit and parking
30%$15.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$15.5 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$10.2 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$5.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$828 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$9.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$898 thousand
Environment and natural resources
12%$6.0 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$5.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.9 million
Health and hospitals
5.3%$2.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.7 million
Housing and community development
1.1%$582 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$444 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$444 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$337 thousand
Social services
0.3%$140 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$140 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$121 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$65 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$56 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Whitman 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 Whitman 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.