County government · Platte County, WY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Platte County took in $15.4 million and spent $13.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes41%State tax money32%Federal tax money15%Fines and other7.7%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources)4.2%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

13%

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

County taxes41%

Property tax
23%$3.6 million
Sales tax
13%$2.0 million
Other taxes
4.6%$708 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$532 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$99 thousand
  • Other licenses$77 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$649 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks, land and natural resources and other service charges
  • Parks, land and natural resources$358 thousand
  • Other service charges$291 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%$2.3 million

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$4.9 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$55 thousand

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Environment and natural resources11%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

11%

of Platte 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
45%$6.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$406 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$105 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$671 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$456 thousand
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
Environment and natural resources
11%$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
8.8%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$693 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$693 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.0%$683 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$683 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Platte 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 Platte 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.