County government · San Juan County, NM

San Juan County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), San Juan County took in $144 million and spent $134 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%County taxes24%Fines and other8.9%Federal tax money8.5%Local tax money5.5%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)2.5%

What stands out

51%

of San Juan County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes24%

Property tax
18%$26.4 million
Other taxes
5.6%$8.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$6.7 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$2.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$797 thousand
  • Garbage collection$695 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.5%

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

From the federal government
8.5%$12.2 million

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$72.7 million

Local tax money5.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.5%$7.9 million

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$12.8 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs22%Social services22%Parks, recreation and libraries7.7%Roads, transit and parking5.3%All other spending7.9%

What stands out

22%

of San Juan County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$47.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 4 more
  • Prisons and jails$23.4 million
  • Police$15.2 million
  • Fire protection$6.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$425 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$29.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$18.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.5 million
Social services
22%$28.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$24.3 million
  • Welfare institutions$4.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.7%$10.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$7.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.1 million
Sent to other local governments
2.5%$3.3 million
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$2.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$841 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$2.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$2.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$1.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.4 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$1.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

San Juan 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 San Juan 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.