County government · Bernalillo County, NM

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Bernalillo County took in $677 million and spent $477 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes75%Federal tax money8.0%State tax money7.3%Fines and other6.5%Fees for services (garbage collection, housing)2.3%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

45%

of Bernalillo County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.7%.

County taxes75%

Sales tax
45%$307 million
Property tax
28%$193 million
Other taxes
1.6%$10.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and motor vehicle licenses
  • Other licenses$6.5 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$4.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$15.5 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$6.6 million
  • Other service charges$6.1 million
  • Housing$2.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$54.2 million

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$49.7 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$3.6 million

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$43.7 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking10%Health and hospitals7.5%Housing and community development4.7%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

42%

of Bernalillo County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$200 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$80.7 million
  • Police$69.2 million
  • Fire protection$36.9 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$8.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.9 million
Running the government and other costs
30%$142 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$51.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$50.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$39.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$49.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$49.1 million
Health and hospitals
7.5%$35.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$35.7 million
Housing and community development
4.7%$22.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$18.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$18.1 million
Interest on debt
1.7%$8.2 million
Social services
0.4%$1.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.9 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bernalillo County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Bernalillo 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.