County government · Dolores County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Dolores County took in $10.8 million and spent $13.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%County taxes27%Fines and other9.2%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)5.9%Local tax money4.5%Federal tax money2.1%

What stands out

51%

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

County taxes27%

Property tax
26%$2.8 million
Other taxes
1.4%$154 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$151 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.9%

Fees for services
5.9%$641 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$400 thousand
  • Road charges$151 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$229 thousand

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$5.5 million

Local tax money4.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.5%$484 thousand

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
9.2%$987 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Running the government and other costs23%Social services15%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%Health and hospitals8.6%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

15%

of Dolores 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
40%$5.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.2 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$3.1 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)$2.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$513 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$436 thousand
  • Government buildings$145 thousand
Social services
15%$2.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$977 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$147 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$68 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.6%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$200 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$200 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$178 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$178 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$94 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$21 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$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dolores 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 Dolores 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.