County government · Atascosa County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Atascosa County took in $45.6 million and spent $40.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes81%Fines and other9.8%Fees for services8.0%State tax money1.4%

What stands out

24%

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

County taxes81%

Property tax
53%$24.2 million
Sales tax
24%$11.0 million
Other taxes
3.5%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.6 million
  • Other licenses$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.0%

Fees for services
8.0%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$650 thousand

Fines and other9.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$2.5 million
Fines
4.3%$2.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails49%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking18%Health and hospitals6.4%Social services4.5%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

49%

of Atascosa 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
49%$19.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$6.5 million
  • Police$5.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.8 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$3.0 million
  • Fire protection$169 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$8.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$7.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.1 million
Health and hospitals
6.4%$2.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.6 million
Social services
4.5%$1.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.8 million
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$251 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$251 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$64 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$64 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Atascosa County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. 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 Atascosa 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.