County government · Routt County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Routt County took in $80.5 million and spent $68.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes48%Fees for services (airport, road charges)21%State tax money17%Fines and other7.6%Federal tax money6.7%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

17%

of Routt County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes48%

Property tax
31%$24.8 million
Sales tax
17%$13.6 million

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$16.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 3 more
  • Other service charges$9.3 million
  • Airport$7.3 million
  • Road charges$166 thousand
  • Water$136 thousand
  • Sewer$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

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

From the federal government
6.7%$5.4 million

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$13.4 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$391 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$6.1 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Social services11%Health and hospitals4.9%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

11%

of Routt 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
33%$22.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$14.2 million
  • Airports$8.5 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$19.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.9 million
  • Government buildings$3.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$11.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$4.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$186 thousand
Social services
11%$7.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7.3 million
Health and hospitals
4.9%$3.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
Housing and community development
2.2%$1.5 million
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$290 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$290 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$225 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$86 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$78 thousand
  • Sewer systems$61 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$120 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$100 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Routt County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Routt 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.