County government · Lincoln County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lincoln County took in $17.0 million and spent $17.9 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

County taxes47%State tax money39%Fines and other14%

What stands out

16%

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

County taxes47%

Property tax
30%$5.1 million
Sales tax
16%$2.7 million
Other taxes
0.8%$132 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$120 thousand
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$6.6 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$2.4 million
Fines
0.2%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking28%Social services21%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Health and hospitals3.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

21%

of Lincoln 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
29%$5.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$992 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$5.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.1 million
Social services
21%$3.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$160 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.6%$646 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$646 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$57 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$57 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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.