County government · Crook County, WY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Crook County took in $14.4 million and spent $15.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes48%State tax money28%Federal tax money11%Fines and other5.9%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources)4.9%Local tax money2.8%

What stands out

14%

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

County taxes48%

Property tax
29%$4.2 million
Sales tax
14%$2.1 million
Other taxes
4.5%$650 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$459 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$83 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$77 thousand
  • Other licenses$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.9%

Fees for services
4.9%$699 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks, land and natural resources and other service charges
  • Parks, land and natural resources$414 thousand
  • Other service charges$285 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$1.6 million

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$4.0 million

Local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.8%$406 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$844 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Environment and natural resources8.6%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

8.6%

of Crook 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%

Roads, transit and parking
34%$5.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.3 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$4.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.1 million
  • Government buildings$909 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$589 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$248 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$652 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$595 thousand
  • Fire protection$441 thousand
Environment and natural resources
8.6%$1.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$691 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$691 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.1%$486 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$486 thousand
Social services
0.2%$25 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Crook 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 Crook 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.