County government · Pueblo County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Pueblo County took in $194 million and spent $328 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes58%State tax money24%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)5.4%Fines and other4.5%Federal tax money3.9%Local tax money3.7%

What stands out

18%

of Pueblo County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes58%

Property tax
38%$72.7 million
Sales tax
18%$35.2 million
Other taxes
2.4%$4.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.3 million
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$114 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$98 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.4%

Fees for services
5.4%$10.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 4 more
  • Other service charges$7.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Road charges$614 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$307 thousand
  • Electric power$19 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$7.5 million

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$47.2 million

Local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.7%$7.2 million

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$8.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$166 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking17%Social services13%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

13%

of Pueblo County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$119 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$92.1 million
  • Police$17.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$8.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$74.5 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)$44.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$15.1 million
  • Government buildings$9.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$55.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$55.1 million
Social services
13%$42.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$42.3 million
  • Welfare institutions$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$15.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15.8 million
Interest on debt
3.3%$10.8 million
Health and hospitals
3.3%$10.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10.8 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$226 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$226 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$45 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$45 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pueblo 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 Pueblo 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.