County government · Weston County, WY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Weston County took in $7.4 million and spent $7.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%County taxes39%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources)5.8%Local tax money3.2%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

11%

of Weston County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes39%

Property tax
29%$2.1 million
Sales tax
5.8%$429 thousand
Other taxes
4.6%$342 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$334 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$433 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks, land and natural resources
  • Other service charges$231 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$202 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$837 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$3.0 million

Local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.2%$235 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking16%Environment and natural resources13%Parks, recreation and libraries8.7%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

13%

of Weston 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
38%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$378 thousand
  • Government buildings$270 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$256 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$562 thousand
  • Police$538 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$428 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
  • Airports$37 thousand
Environment and natural resources
13%$1.0 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.7%$683 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$643 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.9%$388 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$388 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$12 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Weston County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Weston 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.