County government · Natrona County, WY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Natrona County took in $102 million and spent $85.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes34%Fines and other21%State tax money18%Federal tax money10%Fees for services (airport, parks and recreation)9.8%Local tax money6.7%

What stands out

21%

of Natrona County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 5.4%.

County taxes34%

Property tax
24%$24.8 million
Other taxes
5.7%$5.8 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$3.8 million
  • Other licenses$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.5%$3.6 million

Fees for services9.8%

Fees for services
9.8%$10.0 million
What's in fees for servicesAirport; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Airport$6.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$632 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$10.6 million

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$18.7 million

Local tax money6.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
6.7%$6.8 million

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
21%$21.5 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Health and hospitals9.7%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

13%

of Natrona County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$26.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$11.1 million
  • Police$8.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$422 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$18.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$14.9 million
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$15.6 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)$6.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$454 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$10.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$6.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.3 million
Health and hospitals
9.7%$8.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8.3 million
Environment and natural resources
5.1%$4.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4.3 million
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$896 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$896 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$362 thousand
Social services
0.4%$311 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$311 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Natrona 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 Natrona 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.