County government · Larimer County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Larimer County took in $457 million and spent $501 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes56%State tax money18%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)16%Fines and other6.3%Federal tax money2.2%Local tax money1.5%

What stands out

16%

of Larimer County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.7%.

County taxes56%

Property tax
35%$161 million
Sales tax
16%$75.2 million
Other taxes
3.9%$17.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 5 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$12.2 million
  • Other licenses$4.7 million
  • Public utility licenses$374 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$337 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$95 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$83 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$72.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$42.6 million
  • Garbage collection$16.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$10.2 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2.0 million
  • Road charges$846 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$10.2 million

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$84.1 million

Local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.5%$6.9 million

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$27.9 million
Fines
0.2%$903 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Social services12%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Roads, transit and parking7.2%All other spending12%

What stands out

11%

of Larimer County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 2.6%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$164 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$98.7 million
  • Government buildings$33.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$126 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$46.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$40.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$25.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$11.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.6 million
Social services
12%$59.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$59.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$54.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$54.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.2%$36.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$36.2 million
Sent to other local governments
3.7%$18.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$14.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$4.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.3%$16.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$16.5 million
  • Sewer systems$14 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$15.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15.0 million
Environment and natural resources
1.6%$8.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8.1 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$2.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Larimer 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 Larimer 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.