County government · Rio Grande County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Rio Grande County took in $27.3 million and spent $26.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money68%County taxes24%Fees for services (airport, road charges)3.8%Fines and other3.0%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

68%

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

County taxes24%

Property tax
14%$4.0 million
Sales tax
7.7%$2.1 million
Other taxes
2.4%$648 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$425 thousand
  • Other licenses$223 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 1 more
  • Other service charges$887 thousand
  • Airport$130 thousand
  • Road charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$254 thousand

State tax money68%

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

From the state
68%$18.5 million

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$826 thousand

Where it goes

Social services39%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking14%Health and hospitals5.9%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

39%

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

Spending by category100%

Social services
39%$10.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$10.4 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$6.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$6.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$4.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$306 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
  • Airports$416 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.9%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$454 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$454 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$60 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rio Grande 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 Grande 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.