County government · Anderson County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Anderson County took in $33.7 million and spent $33.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes66%Fees for services (road charges)14%State tax money13%Fines and other4.3%Local tax money1.3%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

55%

of Anderson County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes66%

Property tax
55%$18.4 million
Sales tax
11%$3.6 million
Other taxes
0.8%$278 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$278 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$4.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$4.0 million
  • Road charges$761 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$296 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$4.5 million

Local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.3%$440 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Fines
2.4%$800 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.9%$643 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails60%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking17%Interest on debt1.0%Environment and natural resources0.5%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

60%

of Anderson 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
60%$20.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$10.0 million
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Fire protection$3.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.8 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$120 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$6.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$697 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$5.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.5 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$339 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$180 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$180 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$130 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$130 thousand
Social services
0.1%$40 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$40 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Anderson County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Anderson 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.