County government · Valencia County, NM

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Valencia County took in $47.5 million and spent $18.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes90%Fines and other5.1%State tax money4.6%

What stands out

52%

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

County taxes90%

Sales tax
52%$24.5 million
Property tax
38%$17.8 million
Other taxes
1.2%$563 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$563 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$2.2 million

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$2.4 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails52%Running the government and other costs36%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%Interest on debt2.9%Health and hospitals2.7%

What stands out

52%

of Valencia County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
52%$9.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.6 million
  • Fire protection$3.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
36%$6.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$524 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.7%$500 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$500 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Valencia 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 Valencia 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.