County government · Adams County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Adams County took in $707 million and spent $678 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes51%State tax money29%Fees for services (parks and recreation, airport)8.1%Fines and other7.2%Federal tax money4.0%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

14%

of Adams County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.7%.

County taxes51%

Property tax
37%$262 million
Sales tax
14%$98.0 million
Other taxes
0.5%$3.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$2.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$664 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.1%

Fees for services
8.1%$57.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Other service charges$42.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$6.0 million
  • Airport$4.0 million
  • Road charges$2.7 million
  • Sewer$2.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$28.5 million

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$205 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$1.3 million

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$50.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$307 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs26%Social services24%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking16%Health and hospitals4.1%All other spending8.0%

What stands out

24%

of Adams County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 4.3%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
26%$180 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$79.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$70.5 million
  • Government buildings$16.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13.5 million
Social services
24%$164 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$164 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$142 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$55.3 million
  • Police$52.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$34.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$110 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$96.9 million
  • Airports$13.5 million
Health and hospitals
4.1%$28.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$28.0 million
Environment and natural resources
3.2%$21.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$21.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$12.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12.7 million
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$10.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$10.5 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$6.0 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$2.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$913 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$305 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Adams County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Adams 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.