County government · Saguache County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Saguache County took in $20.7 million and spent $22.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money57%County taxes24%Federal tax money8.1%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)5.7%Fines and other5.1%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

57%

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

County taxes24%

Property tax
10%$2.1 million
Sales tax
8.5%$1.8 million
Other taxes
5.0%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$620 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$173 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$138 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$108 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.7%

Fees for services
5.7%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$115 thousand
  • Road charges$25 thousand
  • Airport$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.1%

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

From the federal government
8.1%$1.7 million

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$11.9 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$22 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$998 thousand
Fines
0.3%$57 thousand

Where it goes

Social services29%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Sent to other local governments4.2%All other spending7.6%

What stands out

29%

of Saguache 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
29%$6.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6.4 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$5.4 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$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$623 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
  • Airports$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$3.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$677 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$444 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$400 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.2%$930 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$930 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.1%$902 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$902 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.4%$747 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$747 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$13 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Saguache 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 Saguache 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.