County government · Curry County, NM

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Curry County took in $45.0 million and spent $32.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes60%Federal tax money13%State tax money12%Fines and other12%Fees for services2.7%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

29%

of Curry County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes60%

Sales tax
29%$13.1 million
Property tax
28%$12.6 million
Other taxes
2.5%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$5.8 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$5.6 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$285 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$5.2 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking17%Social services9.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.4%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

10%

of Curry County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$11.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$10.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$6.4 million
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Fire protection$558 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$56 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$5.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.6 million
Social services
9.9%$3.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.4%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$123 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$413 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Curry County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Curry 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.