County government · Grand County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Grand County took in $62.6 million and spent $58.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes53%State tax money16%Fees for services (road charges, airport)15%Federal tax money7.7%Fines and other7.4%Local tax money0.9%

What stands out

20%

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

County taxes53%

Property tax
26%$16.1 million
Sales tax
20%$12.2 million
Other taxes
8.0%$5.0 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3.2 million
  • Other licenses$1.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$88 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$9.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$8.0 million
  • Road charges$1.2 million
  • Airport$176 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.7%

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

From the federal government
7.7%$4.8 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$10.0 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$548 thousand

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$4.7 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking21%Health and hospitals18%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%All other spending9.3%

What stands out

18%

of Grand County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
24%$14.2 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)$9.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
  • Government buildings$437 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$12.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$6.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$653 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$12.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$11.5 million
  • Airports$579 thousand
Health and hospitals
18%$10.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$3.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.5 million
Social services
5.3%$3.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$3.1 million
  • Welfare institutions$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$934 thousand
  • Sewer systems$197 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$65 thousand
Housing and community development
1.2%$715 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$312 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$312 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$74 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$68 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$68 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Grand 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 Grand 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.