County government · Kit Carson County, CO

Kit Carson County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Kit Carson County took in $21.5 million and spent $26.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes47%Local tax money35%Fines and other17%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.5%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

35%

of Kit Carson County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes47%

Property tax
46%$9.9 million
Other taxes
1.0%$220 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$212 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$324 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$324 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$14 thousand

Local tax money35%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
35%$7.4 million

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$3.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs25%Health and hospitals19%Social services9.8%Police, fire, courts and jails8.6%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

10%

of Kit Carson County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
34%$9.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.1 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$6.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$566 thousand
Health and hospitals
19%$5.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.1 million
Social services
9.8%$2.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.6%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$993 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$121 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$829 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$829 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$52 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kit Carson 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 Kit Carson 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.