County government · Crowley County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Crowley County took in $9.6 million and spent $8.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes39%State tax money35%Fees for services (water)16%Fines and other9.3%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

12%

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

County taxes39%

Property tax
27%$2.6 million
Sales tax
12%$1.2 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and water
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Water$323 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$3.3 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$52 thousand

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
9.3%$885 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Social services18%Roads, transit and parking16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries9.3%All other spending13%

What stands out

18%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$2.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$2.7 million
Social services
18%$1.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.3%$814 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$814 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.6%$663 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$493 thousand
  • Fire protection$170 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.1%$356 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$356 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$147 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$147 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Crowley 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 Crowley 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.