County government · Prowers County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Prowers County took in $38.0 million and spent $36.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money29%State tax money23%County taxes21%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, sewer)18%Fines and other4.9%Local tax money3.6%

What stands out

29%

of Prowers County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes21%

Property tax
13%$4.8 million
Sales tax
7.3%$2.8 million
Other taxes
0.6%$227 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$139 thousand
  • Other licenses$88 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$7.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 2 more
  • Other service charges$5.8 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$960 thousand
  • Sewer$154 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money29%

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

From the federal government
29%$11.1 million

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$8.9 million

Local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.6%$1.4 million

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$1.9 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Social services31%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Health and hospitals8.7%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

31%

of Prowers 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
35%$12.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$12.8 million
Social services
31%$11.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$11.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$4.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$4.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Health and hospitals
8.7%$3.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.2 million
Environment and natural resources
2.8%$1.0 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$496 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$496 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$144 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$144 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Prowers 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 Prowers 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.