County government · Johnson County, WY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Johnson County took in $18.2 million and spent $16.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes42%State tax money25%Federal tax money15%Fines and other8.8%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, parks and recreation)4.7%Local tax money4.2%

What stands out

15%

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

County taxes42%

Property tax
34%$6.2 million
Sales tax
4.3%$776 thousand
Other taxes
3.9%$715 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$541 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$97 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$55 thousand
  • Other licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$862 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks, land and natural resources; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks, land and natural resources$470 thousand
  • Other service charges$319 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$2.7 million

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$4.6 million

Local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.2%$758 thousand

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
8.7%$1.6 million
Fines
0.2%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Environment and natural resources18%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

18%

of Johnson 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%

Running the government and other costs
32%$5.2 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$3.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$610 thousand
  • Government buildings$535 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$919 thousand
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
Environment and natural resources
18%$3.0 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
  • Airports$91 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$808 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$631 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$177 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$376 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$376 thousand
Social services
0.6%$105 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$105 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Johnson 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 Johnson 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.