County government · Delta County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Delta County took in $31.8 million and spent $47.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes65%Federal tax money10%Fines and other8.4%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)7.4%State tax money7.1%Local tax money1.6%

What stands out

33%

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

County taxes65%

Sales tax
33%$10.5 million
Other taxes
17%$5.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.0 million
  • Other licenses$1.3 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$920 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
16%$5.0 million

Fees for services7.4%

Fees for services
7.4%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$1.9 million
  • Road charges$309 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$126 thousand
  • Other service charges$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$3.2 million

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$2.3 million

Local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.6%$512 thousand

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$2.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking23%Social services11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.6%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

11%

of Delta 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%$14.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$10.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$6.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
23%$10.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$10.5 million
  • Airports$97 thousand
Social services
11%$5.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.6%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.6 million
Health and hospitals
3.0%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$591 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$503 thousand
  • Libraries$88 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$463 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$463 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$395 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$117 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$68 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$68 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Delta 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 Delta 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.