County government · Rio Arriba County, NM

Rio Arriba County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Rio Arriba County took in $52.2 million and spent $42.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes44%Fines and other36%State tax money16%Federal tax money3.9%

What stands out

36%

of Rio Arriba County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes44%

Sales tax
23%$12.1 million
Property tax
19%$9.7 million
Other taxes
2.3%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$723 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$326 thousand
  • Other licenses$89 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$43 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$2.0 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$8.5 million

Fines and other36%

Interest, rents and other
36%$18.6 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails37%Roads, transit and parking11%Health and hospitals9.3%Social services1.6%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

37%

of Rio Arriba 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%

Running the government and other costs
39%$16.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.3 million
  • Government buildings$2.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$15.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$6.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$6.0 million
  • Fire protection$3.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$47 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$4.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
  • Public transit$940 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.3%$3.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.9 million
Social services
1.6%$686 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$686 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$566 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$566 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$401 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$332 thousand
  • Water supply$69 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rio Arriba County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Rio Arriba 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.