County government · San Miguel County, NM

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), San Miguel County took in $24.2 million and spent $19.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes54%State tax money27%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.9%Fines and other1.8%Local tax money1.2%

What stands out

25%

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

County taxes54%

Property tax
26%$6.2 million
Sales tax
25%$6.2 million
Other taxes
3.1%$760 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and occupation and business licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$689 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.9%

Fees for services
4.9%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$941 thousand
  • Other service charges$233 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$2.7 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$6.5 million

Local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.2%$281 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$429 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking15%Social services8.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.2%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

8.8%

of San Miguel County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$6.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; fire protection and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.6 million
  • Fire protection$2.1 million
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$143 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$6.0 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)$2.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$679 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
Social services
8.8%$1.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.2%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$213 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$184 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$144 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$40 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

San Miguel County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of San Miguel 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.