County government · Rio Blanco County, CO

Rio Blanco County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Rio Blanco County took in $34.2 million and spent $26.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes36%Fines and other16%State tax money16%Federal tax money12%Local tax money11%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)9.1%

What stands out

11%

of Rio Blanco County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes36%

Property tax
24%$8.2 million
Sales tax
12%$4.1 million
Other taxes
0.2%$68 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$64 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.1%

Fees for services
9.1%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$93 thousand
  • Road charges$10 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$4.1 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$5.4 million

Local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
11%$3.7 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
10%$3.5 million
Fines
5.6%$1.9 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Social services12%Health and hospitals4.4%All other spending9.0%

What stands out

12%

of Rio Blanco County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$9.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$9.5 million
  • Airports$83 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$7.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.4 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$760 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$532 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$131 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$51 thousand
Social services
12%$3.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.2 million
Health and hospitals
4.4%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.6%$968 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$968 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.5%$655 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$655 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$574 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$574 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$199 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$199 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rio Blanco 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 Rio Blanco 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.