County government · Summit County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Summit County took in $147 million and spent $145 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes59%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)16%State tax money11%Fines and other8.9%Local tax money2.9%Federal tax money2.4%

What stands out

23%

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

County taxes59%

Property tax
34%$49.9 million
Sales tax
23%$33.4 million
Other taxes
2.2%$3.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and motor vehicle licenses
  • Other licenses$3.1 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$22.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Other service charges$13.9 million
  • Garbage collection$5.2 million
  • Sewer$3.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$485 thousand
  • Housing$157 thousand
  • Transit fares$131 thousand
  • Road charges$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$3.5 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$16.5 million

Local tax money2.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.9%$4.2 million

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$13.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Housing and community development7.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.1%All other spending18%

What stands out

7.5%

of Summit County's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$45.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$14.7 million
  • Government buildings$12.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
20%$28.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit and roads and highways
  • Public transit$20.1 million
  • Roads and highways$8.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$23.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$12.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$5.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.4 million
Housing and community development
7.5%$10.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.1%$10.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.8 million
  • Sewer systems$3.4 million
Health and hospitals
6.0%$8.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$6.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.9 million
  • Libraries$2.1 million
Sent to other local governments
3.5%$5.1 million
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$5.1 million
Social services
2.1%$3.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.0 million
Environment and natural resources
1.9%$2.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.7 million
Interest on debt
<0.1%$119 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Summit 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 Summit 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.