County government · Archuleta County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Archuleta County took in $36.2 million and spent $37.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes51%State tax money20%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)13%Fines and other9.7%Federal tax money6.1%

What stands out

25%

of Archuleta County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes51%

Sales tax
25%$9.1 million
Property tax
22%$8.1 million
Other taxes
3.9%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$682 thousand
  • Other licenses$681 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$4.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$3.4 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Airport$178 thousand
  • Road charges$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$2.2 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$7.2 million

Fines and other9.7%

Interest, rents and other
9.7%$3.5 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Social services8.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.2%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

8.1%

of Archuleta County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
33%$12.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$11.7 million
  • Airports$796 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$11.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$11.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$6.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$6.4 million
Social services
8.1%$3.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.2%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
Health and hospitals
2.5%$953 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$953 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$580 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$580 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$517 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$44 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Archuleta 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 Archuleta 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.