County government · Phillips County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Phillips County took in $7.7 million and spent $7.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes76%State tax money8.0%Fines and other7.6%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)6.7%Federal tax money1.0%Local tax money0.8%

What stands out

25%

of Phillips County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes76%

Property tax
37%$2.8 million
Other taxes
25%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.7 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$159 thousand
  • Other licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
14%$1.1 million

Fees for services6.7%

Fees for services
6.7%$511 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$243 thousand
  • Other service charges$196 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$76 thousand

State tax money8.0%

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

From the state
8.0%$610 thousand

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$61 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$568 thousand
Fines
0.1%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.3%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

47%

of Phillips County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
47%$3.5 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$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$938 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$310 thousand
  • Government buildings$213 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$863 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$635 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$116 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$112 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$337 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$337 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.3%$249 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$249 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.8%$205 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$205 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Phillips 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 Phillips 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.