County government · Hot Springs County, WY

Hot Springs County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Hot Springs County took in $50.1 million and spent $50.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, parks, land and natural resources)72%Federal tax money11%County taxes7.9%State tax money5.9%Local tax money2.6%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

72%

of Hot Springs 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 taxes7.9%

Property tax
6.6%$3.3 million
Sales tax
0.8%$376 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$282 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$240 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$35 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$35.9 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; parks, land and natural resources and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$35.6 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$175 thousand
  • Other service charges$95 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 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%$5.4 million

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$2.9 million

Local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.6%$1.3 million

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$690 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals78%Running the government and other costs9.4%Police, fire, courts and jails3.4%Environment and natural resources3.2%Roads, transit and parking2.2%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

78%

of Hot Springs 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
78%$39.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$39.6 million
  • Public health$372 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.4%$4.8 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$2.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$854 thousand
  • Government buildings$835 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$567 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.4%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$588 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$573 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$564 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.2%$1.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$640 thousand
  • Airports$497 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$738 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$429 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$309 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$620 thousand
Social services
0.3%$156 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$156 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$136 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$136 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hot Springs County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Hot Springs 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.