County government · Grant County, NM

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Grant County took in $124 million and spent $172 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, airport)60%County taxes15%State tax money11%Federal tax money9.6%Fines and other2.7%Local tax money1.7%

What stands out

60%

of Grant County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes15%

Property tax
7.1%$8.8 million
Sales tax
6.0%$7.5 million
Other taxes
1.5%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.3 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$524 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$74.7 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; airport and 7 more
  • Hospital bills$72.0 million
  • Airport$2.0 million
  • Garbage collection$444 thousand
  • Transit fares$138 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$52 thousand
  • Sewer$38 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government
9.6%$11.9 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$14.1 million

Local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.7%$2.1 million

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$3.3 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals77%Running the government and other costs8.7%Police, fire, courts and jails8.4%Roads, transit and parking3.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

77%

of Grant County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
77%$132 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$131 million
  • Public health$592 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.7%$14.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.9 million
  • Government buildings$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.4%$14.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$6.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.9 million
  • Fire protection$3.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$55 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.3%$5.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
  • Public transit$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$2.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
  • Libraries$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$932 thousand
  • Sewer systems$102 thousand
Social services
0.3%$514 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$514 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$368 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$368 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$318 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$120 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Grant 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 Grant 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.