County government · Luna County, NM

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Luna County took in $44.0 million and spent $42.4 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 taxes39%Federal tax money24%State tax money18%Fees for services11%Fines and other6.0%Local tax money1.5%

What stands out

24%

of Luna County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes39%

Property tax
19%$8.5 million
Sales tax
16%$7.0 million
Other taxes
4.0%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$915 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$827 thousand
  • Other licenses$18 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$4.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and other service charges
  • Other government-run businesses$3.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money24%

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

From the federal government
24%$10.5 million

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$7.9 million

Local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.5%$640 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$2.6 million
Fines
0.2%$69 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Running the government and other costs29%Health and hospitals17%Roads, transit and parking7.7%Sent to other local governments2.1%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

17%

of Luna 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$17.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$9.2 million
  • Police$6.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$657 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$12.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
17%$7.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.7%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
Sent to other local governments
2.1%$888 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$888 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$488 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$488 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$478 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$150 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$132 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$132 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Luna 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 Luna 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.