County government · Sweetwater County, WY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sweetwater County took in $236 million and spent $190 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)57%County taxes28%Fines and other7.5%State tax money4.8%Federal tax money2.0%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

57%

of Sweetwater 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 taxes28%

Property tax
17%$40.7 million
Sales tax
9.6%$22.7 million
Other taxes
1.3%$2.9 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$749 thousand
  • Other licenses$84 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$134 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; parks, land and natural resources and 3 more
  • Hospital bills$130 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2.8 million
  • Other service charges$969 thousand
  • Transit fares$17 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$4.8 million

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$11.2 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$1.5 million

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$17.7 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals68%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%Running the government and other costs8.0%Roads, transit and parking5.3%Environment and natural resources5.0%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

68%

of Sweetwater 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
68%$130 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$126 million
  • Public health$3.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$17.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$6.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$5.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$584 thousand
  • Fire protection$238 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.0%$15.1 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)$5.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.2 million
  • Government buildings$2.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$10.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$8.8 million
  • Airports$673 thousand
  • Public transit$597 thousand
Environment and natural resources
5.0%$9.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$9.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$6.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$5.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$841 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$118 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$118 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater 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.