County government · Ouray County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Ouray County took in $15.0 million and spent $15.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes54%State tax money24%Fines and other12%Fees for services (road charges)7.9%Federal tax money2.6%

What stands out

31%

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

County taxes54%

Sales tax
31%$4.7 million
Property tax
19%$2.9 million
Other taxes
3.8%$564 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$389 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$175 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.9%

Fees for services
7.9%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Road charges$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$396 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$3.6 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$4 thousand

Fines and other12%

Fines
5.9%$892 thousand
Interest, rents and other
5.6%$835 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals10%Social services7.6%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

7.6%

of Ouray 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
40%$6.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$350 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$467 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$21 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
10%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Social services
7.6%$1.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$214 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$214 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ouray 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 Ouray 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.