County government · Lincoln County, NM

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lincoln County took in $30.9 million and spent $28.5 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 taxes80%Federal tax money8.9%Fines and other6.2%Fees for services (garbage collection)3.1%State tax money1.5%

What stands out

71%

of Lincoln County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes80%

Property tax
71%$21.8 million
Sales tax
7.6%$2.4 million
Other taxes
2.2%$670 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$605 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$60 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$958 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$958 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.9%

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

From the federal government
8.9%$2.8 million

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$465 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$1.9 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails62%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.8%Interest on debt2.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

62%

of Lincoln County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
62%$17.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and prisons and jails
  • Police$11.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$6.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$4.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings and other and not broken out
  • Government buildings$3.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$789 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.8%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$704 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$35 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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.