County government · Weld County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Weld County took in $216 million and spent $7.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes69%Fees for services (parking)19%Fines and other6.3%State tax money2.9%Local tax money1.8%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

68%

of Weld County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 29%.

County taxes69%

Property tax
68%$147 million
Other taxes
1.5%$3.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$40.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parking
  • Other service charges$40.4 million
  • Parking$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$1.7 million

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$6.3 million

Local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.8%$4.0 million

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$13.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$96 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Running the government and other costs99%Sent to other local governments0.7%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
99%$7.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$7.2 million
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$51 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$51 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Weld 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 Weld 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.