County government · McKinley County, NM

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), McKinley County took in $66.6 million and spent $70.6 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 taxes43%State tax money28%Fees for services13%Federal tax money12%Fines and other4.2%

What stands out

12%

of McKinley County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

County taxes43%

Property tax
30%$20.0 million
Sales tax
13%$8.4 million
Other taxes
0.3%$208 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$208 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$8.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$8.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$7.9 million

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$18.7 million

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$2.8 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Health and hospitals15%Roads, transit and parking7.7%Social services5.4%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

42%

of McKinley County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$29.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$19.6 million
  • Government buildings$4.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$20.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; fire protection and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$12.1 million
  • Fire protection$5.2 million
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$635 thousand
Health and hospitals
15%$10.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.7%$5.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.4 million
Social services
5.4%$3.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.8 million
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$553 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$553 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$289 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$289 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$196 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

McKinley 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 McKinley 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.