County government · Santa Fe County, NM

Santa Fe County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Santa Fe County took in $261 million and spent $214 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes72%Fees for services (housing)9.0%Fines and other8.6%State tax money7.1%Federal tax money2.9%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

37%

of Santa Fe County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes72%

Sales tax
37%$96.1 million
Property tax
33%$85.1 million
Other taxes
2.6%$6.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$5.4 million
  • Other licenses$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.0%

Fees for services
9.0%$23.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and housing
  • Other service charges$22.4 million
  • Housing$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$7.6 million

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$18.5 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$864 thousand

Fines and other8.6%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$22.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$184 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Health and hospitals5.0%Roads, transit and parking3.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.2%All other spending9.7%

What stands out

48%

of Santa Fe 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
48%$103 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$80.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$545 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$65.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Fire protection$25.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$23.6 million
  • Police$16.8 million
Health and hospitals
5.0%$10.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$5.5 million
  • Public health$5.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.3%$7.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$6.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.9 million
  • Water supply$25 thousand
Housing and community development
3.1%$6.6 million
Interest on debt
3.0%$6.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$5.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5.1 million
Social services
1.2%$2.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.6 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$43 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$43 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe 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.