County government · Baca County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Baca County took in $10.5 million and spent $8.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%County taxes41%Fees for services (road charges)6.0%Fines and other5.6%

What stands out

47%

of Baca County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes41%

Property tax
40%$4.3 million
Other taxes
0.6%$66 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fees for services6.0%

Fees for services
6.0%$637 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$605 thousand
  • Road charges$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$5.0 million

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$590 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Social services8.7%Health and hospitals2.0%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

8.7%

of Baca 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
38%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Running the government and other costs
35%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$3.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.2 million
Social services
8.7%$768 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$768 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$174 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$174 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$168 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$168 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$52 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$52 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Baca 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 Baca 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.