County government · Santa Cruz County, AZ

Santa Cruz County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Santa Cruz County took in $51.6 million and spent $64.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes57%State tax money36%Fines and other4.6%Fees for services (hospital bills, parks and recreation)2.6%

What stands out

50%

of Santa Cruz County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes57%

Property tax
50%$25.8 million
Other taxes
7.1%$3.7 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.7 million
  • Other licenses$915 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; hospital bills and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Hospital bills$222 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$18.5 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$1.2 million
Fines
2.3%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Roads, transit and parking14%Health and hospitals5.4%Interest on debt4.6%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

36%

of Santa Cruz County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$23.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$23.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$23.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$12.0 million
  • Police$5.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$5.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$353 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$8.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$8.7 million
  • Airports$57 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.4%$3.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.4 million
Interest on debt
4.6%$2.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.8%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$374 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$374 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Santa Cruz County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Santa Cruz 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.