County government · Carbon County, WY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Carbon County took in $35.3 million and spent $65.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes45%State tax money21%Federal tax money21%Fines and other11%Local tax money1.3%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, parks and recreation)0.9%

What stands out

21%

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

County taxes45%

Property tax
32%$11.2 million
Sales tax
9.8%$3.4 million
Other taxes
3.3%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$834 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$134 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$77 thousand
  • Other licenses$60 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$317 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks, land and natural resources and parks and recreation
  • Parks, land and natural resources$312 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money21%

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

From the federal government
21%$7.3 million

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$7.4 million

Local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.3%$472 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$4.0 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals63%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking4.4%Environment and natural resources4.2%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

63%

of Carbon 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%

Health and hospitals
63%$41.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$40.5 million
  • Public health$987 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$9.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$996 thousand
  • Government buildings$199 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$7.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$461 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$213 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
  • Airports$286 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.2%$2.8 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$870 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$572 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$285 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Carbon 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 Carbon 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.