County government · Quay County, NM

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Quay County took in $12.3 million and spent $9.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes43%State tax money41%Federal tax money7.5%Fines and other5.3%Local tax money2.0%Fees for services1.2%

What stands out

19%

of Quay County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes43%

Property tax
24%$3.0 million
Sales tax
19%$2.3 million
Other taxes
0.6%$72 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$65 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$142 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$142 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$918 thousand

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$5.0 million

Local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.0%$245 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$592 thousand
Fines
0.5%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking19%Health and hospitals18%Social services4.1%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

18%

of Quay 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
32%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.6 million
  • Police$735 thousand
  • Fire protection$606 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$101 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$2.3 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$1.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$481 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$433 thousand
  • Government buildings$385 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Health and hospitals
18%$1.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$1.0 million
  • Public health$767 thousand
Social services
4.1%$400 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$400 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$130 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$102 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$28 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$49 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$42 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$42 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Quay County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Quay 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.