County government · San Juan County, CO

San Juan County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), San Juan County took in $5.7 million and spent $4.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes47%State tax money32%Local tax money10%Fees for services (housing)4.6%Federal tax money3.9%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

28%

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

County taxes47%

Sales tax
28%$1.6 million
Property tax
19%$1.1 million

Fees for services4.6%

Fees for services
4.6%$258 thousand
What's in fees for servicesHousing and other service charges
  • Housing$153 thousand
  • Other service charges$105 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%$223 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$1.8 million

Local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
10%$576 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$148 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals23%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking17%Sent to other local governments13%All other spending7.4%

What stands out

13%

of San Juan County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
23%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$1.1 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)$415 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$258 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$252 thousand
  • Government buildings$149 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$859 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$523 thousand
  • Fire protection$299 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$833 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$833 thousand
Sent to other local governments
13%$653 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$653 thousand
Social services
2.9%$141 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$141 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$106 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$106 thousand
Housing and community development
1.6%$77 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

San Juan 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 San Juan 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.