County Commons · Utah
Utah: 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 29 counties. Every number from official public records, with sources.
3,503,613 people (2024 Census estimate, +6.7% since 2020) · 29 counties
The state's money — Utah state government, fiscal 2023
The state government took in $31.3 billion and spent $30.2 billion · $8,632 per resident. It owed $6.7 billion in debt at year's end.
Of every $100 it spends
Education$43.82 · $13.1 billion
Public welfare$22.88 · $6.8 billion
Hospitals$10.78 · $3.2 billion
Highways$5.59 · $1.7 billion
Governmental administration$5.45 · $1.6 billion
Other and unallocable$4.66 · $1.4 billion
Health$1.93 · $575.4 million
Correction$1.73 · $515.9 million
Natural resources$1.30 · $389.2 million
Police protection$0.80 · $240.4 million
Interest on general debt$0.67 · $200.6 million
Parks and recreation$0.39 · $117 million
✓ These 12 functions add to the state's general expenditure, $29.9 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$13.5 billion
Individual income tax$6.5 billion
General sales tax$4.6 billion
Selective sales taxes (fuel, tobacco, alcohol and others)$1 billion
Corporate income tax$866.8 million
License taxes (vehicles, businesses, hunting and others)$404.3 million
Other taxes (severance, transfer and others)$140 million
From other governments (mostly federal aid)$8.6 billion
Charges and fees (tuition, tolls, hospital charges)$6.7 billion
Other general revenue (interest, rents, settlements)$2 billion
Pension and insurance trust earnings and contributions$2.7 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.