County government · Park County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Park County took in $39.3 million and spent $35.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes43%State tax money38%Fees for services (road charges)7.2%Fines and other5.3%Local tax money5.2%Federal tax money1.7%

What stands out

38%

of Park County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes43%

Property tax
33%$12.8 million
Sales tax
6.7%$2.6 million
Other taxes
3.3%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$147 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.2%

Fees for services
7.2%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$2.8 million
  • Road charges$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$669 thousand

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$15.0 million

Local tax money5.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.2%$2.0 million

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$1.9 million
Fines
0.4%$158 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Social services20%Roads, transit and parking15%Environment and natural resources5.4%All other spending8.1%

What stands out

20%

of Park 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
28%$9.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$9.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$8.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$7.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$485 thousand
Social services
20%$7.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$5.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.3 million
Environment and natural resources
5.4%$1.9 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.9 million
Health and hospitals
4.6%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$231 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Park 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 Park 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.