County government · Teton County, WY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Teton County took in $181 million and spent $155 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes33%Local tax money25%Fines and other15%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)13%State tax money12%Federal tax money2.5%

What stands out

25%

of Teton County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes33%

Property tax
18%$32.2 million
Sales tax
10%$18.8 million
Other taxes
4.3%$7.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$3.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.1 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$281 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$23.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$13.9 million
  • Garbage collection$7.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Housing$749 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$372 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$4.6 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$22.1 million

Local tax money25%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
25%$44.3 million

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$27.3 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Housing and community development18%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.7%All other spending9.3%

What stands out

18%

of Teton County's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$50.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$29.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$31.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$27.3 million
  • Libraries$4.3 million
Housing and community development
18%$28.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$23.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$9.1 million
  • Fire protection$8.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.7%$7.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.3%$5.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.2 million
Environment and natural resources
3.0%$4.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4.7 million
Health and hospitals
2.6%$4.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.0 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$431 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$160 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$160 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Teton 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 Teton 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.