County government · Mesa County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Mesa County took in $217 million and spent $215 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes47%State tax money41%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)7.6%Local tax money2.3%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

31%

of Mesa County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes47%

Sales tax
31%$66.4 million
Property tax
15%$31.5 million
Other taxes
1.6%$3.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services
7.6%$16.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Other service charges$8.3 million
  • Garbage collection$6.6 million
  • Road charges$857 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$456 thousand
  • Sewer$244 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$122 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$89.5 million

Local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.3%$5.1 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$4.2 million
Fines
0.3%$604 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Social services17%Health and hospitals8.1%Roads, transit and parking5.1%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

17%

of Mesa County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$76.2 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$68.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$496 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$61.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$55.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.4 million
Social services
17%$37.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$37.2 million
Health and hospitals
8.1%$17.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$11.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.5%$7.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.8 million
  • Sewer systems$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$4.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.0 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$335 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$128 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$128 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$34 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mesa County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Mesa 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.