County government · Dona Ana County, NM

Dona Ana County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Dona Ana County took in $260 million and spent $235 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes54%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (sewer)11%State tax money11%Fines and other7.4%Local tax money4.1%

What stands out

29%

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

County taxes54%

Sales tax
29%$76.2 million
Property tax
24%$62.1 million
Other taxes
0.6%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$28.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$25.4 million
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$434 thousand

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%$34.2 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$27.6 million

Local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.1%$10.7 million

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$17.6 million
Fines
0.6%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs34%Health and hospitals9.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.1%Roads, transit and parking6.4%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

9.1%

of Dona Ana County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$84.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$38.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$28.4 million
  • Fire protection$10.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$6.6 million
Running the government and other costs
34%$80.8 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$37.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$406 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.3%$21.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$12.1 million
  • Hospitals$9.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.1%$21.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$11.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$9.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.4%$15.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$12.0 million
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
Housing and community development
4.8%$11.2 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$415 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dona Ana 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 Dona Ana 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.