County government · Albany County, WY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Albany County took in $37.5 million and spent $27.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money43%County taxes39%Federal tax money8.2%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources)5.9%Fines and other3.3%Local tax money1.0%

What stands out

11%

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

County taxes39%

Property tax
23%$8.6 million
Sales tax
11%$4.2 million
Other taxes
4.5%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$488 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$137 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.9%

Fees for services
5.9%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesParks, land and natural resources and other service charges
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$988 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.2%

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

From the federal government
8.2%$3.1 million

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$16.1 million

Local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.0%$376 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs35%Environment and natural resources8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%Health and hospitals4.0%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

8.8%

of Albany 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$10.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.9 million
  • Fire protection$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
35%$9.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$491 thousand
Environment and natural resources
8.8%$2.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$114 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.0%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$1.0 million
  • Hospitals$43 thousand
Social services
3.2%$871 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$871 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$870 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$870 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$29 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$29 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Albany County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Albany 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.