County government · Lincoln County, WY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lincoln County took in $38.5 million and spent $30.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes53%State tax money26%Federal tax money13%Fines and other5.0%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, parks and recreation)2.6%

What stands out

10%

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

County taxes53%

Property tax
36%$13.9 million
Sales tax
10%$3.9 million
Other taxes
7.0%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 3 more
  • Other licenses$1.3 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$174 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$118 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$999 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks, land and natural resources; other service charges and 2 more
  • Parks, land and natural resources$811 thousand
  • Other service charges$138 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
  • Garbage collection$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$4.9 million

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$10.2 million

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$1.9 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking14%Environment and natural resources8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

8.8%

of Lincoln 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
42%$12.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$952 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$7.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$74 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
  • Airports$158 thousand
Environment and natural resources
8.8%$2.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$182 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$956 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$956 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$325 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$325 thousand
Social services
0.5%$146 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$146 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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.