County government · Union County, NM

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Union County took in $19.4 million and spent $20.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, road charges)60%County taxes23%State tax money14%Fines and other2.1%Federal tax money1.2%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

60%

of Union County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes23%

Property tax
19%$3.6 million
Other taxes
3.8%$742 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$741 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$11.6 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$11.4 million
  • Other service charges$138 thousand
  • Road charges$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$237 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$2.7 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$102 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$416 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals71%Running the government and other costs9.9%Roads, transit and parking9.1%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

71%

of Union County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
71%$14.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$14.5 million
Running the government and other costs
9.9%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$558 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$278 thousand
  • Government buildings$102 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.1%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$977 thousand
  • Police$691 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$123 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$126 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Union 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 Union 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.