County government · Big Horn County, WY

Big Horn County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Big Horn County took in $18.7 million and spent $18.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes30%Federal tax money30%State tax money26%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, airport)12%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

30%

of Big Horn County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes30%

Property tax
22%$4.0 million
Sales tax
5.2%$979 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$692 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$538 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$114 thousand
  • Other licenses$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesParks, land and natural resources; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$606 thousand
  • Airport$166 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money30%

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

From the federal government
30%$5.7 million

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$4.8 million

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$269 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking20%Environment and natural resources14%Health and hospitals2.3%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

14%

of Big Horn 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
36%$6.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$859 thousand
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$4.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$827 thousand
  • Government buildings$783 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
  • Airports$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
14%$2.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.6 million
Health and hospitals
2.3%$415 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$324 thousand
  • Public health$91 thousand
Social services
0.2%$32 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Big Horn 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 Big Horn 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.