County government · Morgan County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Morgan County took in $38.6 million and spent $37.7 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 taxes59%State tax money23%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)14%Fines and other4.1%

What stands out

58%

of Morgan County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes59%

Property tax
58%$22.4 million
Other taxes
0.8%$308 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$203 thousand
  • Other licenses$105 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.2%$94 thousand

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$5.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$3.9 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Road charges$29 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$9.0 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$1.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking25%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Social services16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.9%All other spending9.1%

What stands out

16%

of Morgan 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
26%$9.8 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)$4.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Government buildings$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
25%$9.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$6.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and prisons and jails
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.2 million
Social services
16%$6.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.9%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
Health and hospitals
5.2%$2.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.0 million
Sent to other local governments
2.9%$1.1 million
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$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$346 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$346 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$27 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$21 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Morgan 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 Morgan 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.