County government · Sheridan County, WY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sheridan County took in $196 million and spent $182 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, airport)75%County taxes9.3%State tax money7.5%Fines and other3.7%Local tax money3.1%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

75%

of Sheridan County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes9.3%

Property tax
5.1%$10.1 million
Sales tax
2.9%$5.7 million
Other taxes
1.3%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.6 million
  • Other licenses$373 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$353 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$240 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services75%

Fees for services
75%$147 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; airport and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$145 million
  • Airport$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$565 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$2.7 million

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$14.6 million

Local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.1%$6.1 million

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$7.2 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals80%Running the government and other costs6.6%Police, fire, courts and jails5.5%Roads, transit and parking3.0%Environment and natural resources2.2%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

80%

of Sheridan County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
80%$146 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$145 million
  • Public health$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
6.6%$12.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$4.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.5%$10.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$4.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$204 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$130 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.0%$5.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$3.8 million
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Environment and natural resources
2.2%$4.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$3.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$174 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$746 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$55 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$55 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sheridan 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 Sheridan 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.