County government · Hinsdale County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Hinsdale County took in $14.3 million and spent $8.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money61%County taxes21%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)6.8%Fines and other4.4%Federal tax money3.6%Local tax money2.8%

What stands out

61%

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

County taxes21%

Property tax
15%$2.1 million
Sales tax
4.8%$690 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$201 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$146 thousand
  • Other licenses$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$968 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$437 thousand
  • Road charges$241 thousand
  • Garbage collection$236 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$517 thousand

State tax money61%

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

From the state
61%$8.7 million

Local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.8%$402 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$629 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking25%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Social services10%Health and hospitals7.4%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

10%

of Hinsdale 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
36%$2.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$579 thousand
  • Government buildings$48 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$861 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$217 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$142 thousand
Social services
10%$803 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$803 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.4%$599 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$599 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$297 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$297 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.4%$273 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$273 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hinsdale 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 Hinsdale 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.