County government · Fremont County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Fremont County took in $58.7 million and spent $46.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes52%State tax money29%Fines and other12%Fees for services (airport, road charges)7.6%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

32%

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

County taxes52%

Sales tax
32%$19.0 million
Property tax
13%$7.5 million
Other taxes
6.3%$3.7 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.3 million
  • Other licenses$979 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$405 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services
7.6%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 2 more
  • Other service charges$3.6 million
  • Airport$468 thousand
  • Road charges$438 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$17.0 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$53 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$6.9 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Social services20%Roads, transit and parking11%Health and hospitals2.7%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

20%

of Fremont 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
35%$15.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$15.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$13.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$13.8 million
Social services
20%$9.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$9.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$5.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.7 million
  • Airports$589 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.7%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.3 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$428 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$278 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$278 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$37 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$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fremont County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Fremont 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.