County government · Yuma County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Yuma County took in $21.4 million and spent $18.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes50%State tax money38%Fines and other6.4%Local tax money2.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parks, land and natural resources)2.1%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

9%

of Yuma County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes50%

Property tax
41%$8.7 million
Other taxes
9.0%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$428 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$45 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$38 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$448 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$420 thousand
  • Other service charges$16 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$222 thousand

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$8.2 million

Local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.6%$551 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking26%Social services25%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Environment and natural resources9.0%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

25%

of Yuma 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
26%$4.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.9 million
Social services
25%$4.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4.7 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$4.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$642 thousand
  • Government buildings$421 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$678 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$382 thousand
Environment and natural resources
9.0%$1.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$359 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$359 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$111 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$111 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$103 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$103 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$52 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$52 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Yuma 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 Yuma 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.