County government · Las Animas County, CO

Las Animas County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Las Animas County took in $22.4 million and spent $19.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes57%Fees for services (airport)19%State tax money17%Federal tax money4.6%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

24%

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

County taxes57%

Property tax
25%$5.5 million
Sales tax
24%$5.3 million
Other taxes
8.8%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.6 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$325 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and airport
  • Other service charges$4.0 million
  • Airport$274 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$1.0 million

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$3.8 million

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$564 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Roads, transit and parking39%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

39%

of Las Animas County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$9.0 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)$3.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Government buildings$600 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
39%$7.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$7.0 million
  • Airports$653 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$3.1 million
Interest on debt
<0.1%$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Las Animas 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 Las Animas 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.