County government · Chaves County, NM

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Chaves County took in $62.6 million and spent $57.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes43%State tax money27%Federal tax money18%Fines and other11%Fees for services1.8%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

20%

of Chaves County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes43%

Property tax
22%$13.8 million
Sales tax
20%$12.8 million

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$11.3 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$16.6 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$315 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
9.6%$6.0 million
Fines
0.9%$590 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Sent to other local governments7.4%Roads, transit and parking6.5%Social services5.2%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

47%

of Chaves County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
47%$27.0 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$17.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.4 million
  • Government buildings$2.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$16.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$8.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$6.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$189 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.4%$4.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Sent to the state government$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.5%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
Social services
5.2%$3.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$2.8 million
  • Welfare institutions$134 thousand
Housing and community development
2.4%$1.4 million
Environment and natural resources
2.0%$1.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
0.6%$316 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$271 thousand
  • Public health$45 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$233 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$233 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chaves 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 Chaves 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.