County government · San Miguel County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), San Miguel County took in $32.4 million and spent $29.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes58%State tax money18%Fees for services (transit fares, housing)10%Fines and other7.6%Local tax money6.4%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

20%

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

County taxes58%

Property tax
36%$11.5 million
Sales tax
20%$6.5 million
Other taxes
2.2%$705 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$572 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$133 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; transit fares and 5 more
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Transit fares$628 thousand
  • Housing$430 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$64 thousand
  • Road charges$51 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$17 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$42 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$5.7 million

Local tax money6.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
6.4%$2.1 million

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$2.4 million
Fines
0.3%$83 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking16%Social services9.2%Health and hospitals6.7%All other spending8.7%

What stands out

9.2%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$11.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$11.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$6.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$5.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$462 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$4.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
  • Public transit$625 thousand
Social services
9.2%$2.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.7 million
Health and hospitals
6.7%$2.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Housing and community development
3.5%$1.0 million
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$130 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$130 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$104 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$104 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

San Miguel 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 Miguel 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.