County government · Douglas County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Douglas County took in $394 million and spent $4.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes70%Local tax money29%Fees for services1.0%

What stands out

29%

of Douglas County's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 1.4%.

County taxes70%

Property tax
43%$168 million
Sales tax
27%$107 million

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Local tax money29%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
29%$115 million

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Running the government and other costs100%Interest on debt<0.1%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
100%$4.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$4.0 million
Interest on debt
<0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Douglas 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 Douglas 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.