County government · Uinta County, WY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Uinta County took in $31.5 million and spent $23.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes28%State tax money23%Local tax money19%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)9.1%Fines and other7.7%

What stands out

19%

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

County taxes28%

Property tax
18%$5.8 million
Other taxes
5.2%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.0 million
  • Other licenses$307 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$226 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$94 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.9%$1.6 million

Fees for services9.1%

Fees for services
9.1%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks, land and natural resources and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$1.9 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$902 thousand
  • Other service charges$16 thousand
  • Airport$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$4.2 million

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$7.1 million

Local tax money19%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
19%$6.0 million

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$2.4 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Environment and natural resources10%Roads, transit and parking9.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.5%All other spending8.6%

What stands out

10%

of Uinta 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
46%$10.8 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)$9.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$796 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$730 thousand
  • Government buildings$278 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$4.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$35 thousand
Environment and natural resources
10%$2.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
  • Airports$463 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.5%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Social services
3.6%$831 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$831 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$612 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$456 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$156 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$512 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$512 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$44 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$40 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Uinta 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 Uinta 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.