County government · Laramie County, WY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Laramie County took in $593 million and spent $512 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, parks, land and natural resources)73%County taxes12%Fines and other8.1%State tax money5.5%Local tax money1.0%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

73%

of Laramie County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes12%

Property tax
7.0%$41.3 million
Sales tax
3.9%$23.3 million
Other taxes
1.2%$7.4 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$4.3 million
  • Other licenses$1.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$206 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services73%

Fees for services
73%$431 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$426 million
  • Other service charges$5.1 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$258 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$3.8 million

State tax money5.5%

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

From the state
5.5%$32.5 million

Local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.0%$5.8 million

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$47.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals83%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Running the government and other costs3.8%Roads, transit and parking1.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

83%

of Laramie County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
83%$426 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$419 million
  • Public health$6.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$35.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 4 more
  • Prisons and jails$17.3 million
  • Police$12.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.4 million
  • Fire protection$1.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$991 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$76 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.8%$19.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.9%$9.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$9.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$8.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$424 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$4.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4.5 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$3.5 million
Social services
0.5%$2.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.5 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$640 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$640 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Laramie 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 Laramie 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.