County government · Taos County, NM

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Taos County took in $47.5 million and spent $49.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes75%Fees for services (garbage collection, housing)8.9%Fines and other8.0%Federal tax money6.9%State tax money1.5%

What stands out

32%

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

County taxes75%

Property tax
41%$19.5 million
Sales tax
32%$15.1 million
Other taxes
1.9%$910 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$532 thousand
  • Other licenses$301 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$72 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.9%

Fees for services
8.9%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$3.3 million
  • Garbage collection$678 thousand
  • Housing$210 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.9%

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

From the federal government
6.9%$3.3 million

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$703 thousand

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$3.8 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Housing and community development14%Health and hospitals7.6%Roads, transit and parking7.1%All other spending12%

What stands out

14%

of Taos County's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$17.1 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)$10.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.2 million
  • Government buildings$2.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$280 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$12.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$6.1 million
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$948 thousand
Housing and community development
14%$6.8 million
Health and hospitals
7.6%$3.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$3.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
Social services
6.0%$3.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.6%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$935 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$158 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$158 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Taos County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Taos 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.