County government · Converse County, WY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Converse County took in $166 million and spent $139 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)50%County taxes34%State tax money7.5%Fines and other4.6%Federal tax money2.4%Local tax money2.2%

What stands out

50%

of Converse County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes34%

Property tax
29%$48.7 million
Sales tax
3.8%$6.3 million
Other taxes
0.6%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.0 million
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$82.0 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$82.0 million
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$3.9 million

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$12.4 million

Local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.2%$3.6 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$7.6 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals64%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs8.9%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

64%

of Converse 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
64%$89.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$88.2 million
  • Public health$1.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$20.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$20.0 million
  • Airports$176 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.9%$12.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$6.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$9.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.5 million
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$4.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$399 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.2%$3.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.1 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$342 thousand
Social services
0.2%$295 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$295 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Converse 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 Converse 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.