County government · Fremont County, WY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Fremont County took in $53.8 million and spent $48.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes36%State tax money25%Federal tax money19%Fines and other10%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources)7.4%Local tax money1.6%

What stands out

19%

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

County taxes36%

Property tax
25%$13.5 million
Sales tax
7.8%$4.2 million
Other taxes
3.5%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$338 thousand
  • Other licenses$337 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$108 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.4%

Fees for services
7.4%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks, land and natural resources
  • Other service charges$2.6 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$10.2 million

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$13.5 million

Local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.6%$839 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$5.6 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking22%Environment and natural resources10%Health and hospitals6.2%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

10%

of Fremont 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
30%$14.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$6.6 million
  • Police$4.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$630 thousand
  • Fire protection$612 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$13.6 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$6.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.4 million
  • Government buildings$839 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$10.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.8 million
Environment and natural resources
10%$4.9 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4.9 million
Health and hospitals
6.2%$3.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1.2 million
Social services
0.5%$221 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$221 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$200 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$200 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fremont 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 Fremont 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.