County Commons · Idaho
Idaho: state government and every county
The state's own money — what it collects and what it spends on — its official offices, how to vote, and a page for each of its 44 counties. Every number from official public records, with sources.
2,001,619 people (2024 Census estimate, +8.2% since 2020) · 44 counties
The state's money — Idaho state government, fiscal 2023
The state government took in $14.5 billion and spent $14.5 billion · $7,220 per resident. It owed $719.8 million in debt at year's end.
Of every $100 it spends
Education$34.34 · $4.9 billion
Public welfare$26.22 · $3.7 billion
Highways$13.28 · $1.9 billion
Other and unallocable$11.83 · $1.7 billion
Governmental administration$5.12 · $729.5 million
Correction$3.00 · $428 million
Natural resources$2.36 · $336 million
Health$1.77 · $252.6 million
Police protection$0.71 · $100.8 million
Interest on general debt$0.65 · $92.1 million
Parks and recreation$0.49 · $70.2 million
Hospitals$0.25 · $36 million
✓ These 12 functions add to the state's general expenditure, $14.3 billion, exactly. “Public welfare” is mostly Medicaid. Money the state passes to counties, cities and school districts is counted in the function it pays for.
Where its money comes from
Taxes$7.4 billion
General sales tax$3.1 billion
Individual income tax$2.1 billion
Corporate income tax$1 billion
Selective sales taxes (fuel, tobacco, alcohol and others)$676.4 million
License taxes (vehicles, businesses, hunting and others)$458.2 million
Other taxes (severance, transfer and others)$9 million
From other governments (mostly federal aid)$4.5 billion
Charges and fees (tuition, tolls, hospital charges)$1.5 billion
Other general revenue (interest, rents, settlements)$905.4 million
Pension and insurance trust earnings and contributions$1.7 billion
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of State Government Finances (State Totals), last revised Sept. 16, 2025. These are the state government's own books — counties, cities and school districts are separate.