County government · Conejos County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Conejos County took in $19.8 million and spent $18.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money31%County taxes27%State tax money27%Fees for services7.8%Fines and other4.2%Local tax money2.6%

What stands out

31%

of Conejos County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes27%

Property tax
14%$2.7 million
Sales tax
11%$2.1 million
Other taxes
3.3%$663 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$663 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.8%

Fees for services
7.8%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money31%

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

From the federal government
31%$6.1 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$5.3 million

Local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.6%$516 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$840 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals44%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

44%

of Conejos County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
44%$8.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8.2 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$3.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$3.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$325 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$65 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$65 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$62 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$62 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Conejos 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 Conejos 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.