County government · Jackson County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Jackson County took in $7.0 million and spent $6.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%County taxes40%Fines and other8.5%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)6.5%

What stands out

12%

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

County taxes40%

Property tax
20%$1.4 million
Sales tax
12%$860 thousand
Other taxes
7.7%$543 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$442 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$69 thousand
  • Other licenses$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.5%

Fees for services
6.5%$453 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Other service charges$261 thousand
  • Garbage collection$164 thousand
  • Airport$12 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$3.2 million

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$595 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries8.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.5%All other spending11%

What stands out

8.4%

of Jackson County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
29%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and other government-run businesses
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
  • Airports$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.4%$520 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$397 thousand
  • Libraries$123 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.5%$340 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and gas supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$205 thousand
  • Gas supply$135 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.7%$292 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$292 thousand
Social services
3.8%$236 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$236 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$117 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$117 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$57 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$57 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jackson 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 Jackson 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.