County government · Washington County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Washington County took in $17.3 million and spent $18.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes39%State tax money27%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)27%Fines and other5.5%Federal tax money1.8%

What stands out

27%

of Washington County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes39%

Property tax
33%$5.7 million
Sales tax
6.1%$1.0 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and motor vehicle licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$4.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$4.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$400 thousand
  • Garbage collection$99 thousand
  • Road charges$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$304 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$4.7 million

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$953 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking29%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs23%Health and hospitals9.9%Social services6.6%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

6.6%

of Washington 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
29%$5.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$4.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.4 million
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$269 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$4.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$811 thousand
  • Government buildings$548 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$44 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.9%$1.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.9 million
Social services
6.6%$1.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$592 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$592 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$340 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$340 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$109 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$109 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$66 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$66 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Washington 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 Washington 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.