County government · Cheyenne County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Cheyenne County took in $3.2 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes73%Fines and other12%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)8.1%Local tax money4.1%State tax money1.7%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

69%

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

County taxes73%

Property tax
69%$2.2 million
Other taxes
4.6%$149 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and motor vehicle licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$142 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.1%

Fees for services
8.1%$262 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$201 thousand
  • Other service charges$41 thousand
  • Garbage collection$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$14 thousand

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$55 thousand

Local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.1%$134 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$401 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs60%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.8%Health and hospitals0.2%Roads, transit and parking0.1%

What stands out

19%

of Cheyenne County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
60%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$108 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$558 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$558 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$468 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$419 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$49 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.8%$140 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$140 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit
  • Public transit$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cheyenne 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 Cheyenne 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.