County government · Armstrong County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Armstrong County took in $5.8 million and spent $6.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, parks and recreation)51%County taxes42%Fines and other4.7%State tax money1.4%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

51%

of Armstrong 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 taxes42%

Property tax
34%$2.0 million
Sales tax
6.1%$353 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$116 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$114 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$2.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
  • Airport$23 thousand
  • Water$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$31 thousand

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$79 thousand

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Fines
3.6%$208 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.1%$66 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals61%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs9.7%Roads, transit and parking8.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

61%

of Armstrong 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
61%$4.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$3.7 million
  • Public health$362 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$402 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$302 thousand
  • Police$283 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$72 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.7%$656 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$362 thousand
  • Government buildings$159 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$135 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.3%$557 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$490 thousand
  • Airports$67 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$305 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$241 thousand
  • Libraries$64 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$34 thousand
Social services
0.4%$27 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$27 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$13 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Armstrong 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 Armstrong 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.