County government · Campbell County, WY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Campbell County took in $124 million and spent $100 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes60%State tax money16%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)8.8%Fines and other8.7%Federal tax money5.5%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

50%

of Campbell County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes60%

Property tax
50%$62.4 million
Sales tax
7.1%$8.8 million
Other taxes
2.6%$3.2 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$464 thousand
  • Other licenses$110 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.8%

Fees for services
8.8%$10.9 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$3.9 million
  • Other service charges$3.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
  • Airport$602 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$224 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$6.8 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$20.1 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$653 thousand

Fines and other8.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$9.2 million
Fines
1.3%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Roads, transit and parking10%Social services6.4%All other spending8.4%

What stands out

11%

of Campbell County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$32.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8.1 million
  • Government buildings$3.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$624 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$31.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$11.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$9.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.1 million
  • Fire protection$4.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$10.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.8 million
  • Libraries$3.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$10.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$8.2 million
  • Airports$1.8 million
Social services
6.4%$6.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6.4 million
Environment and natural resources
3.4%$3.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.4 million
Health and hospitals
2.8%$2.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.1 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$9 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$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Campbell 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 Campbell 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.