County government · Bee County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Bee County took in $21.0 million and spent $19.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes67%State tax money13%Fines and other10%Fees for services (road charges)6.0%Federal tax money4.1%

What stands out

55%

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

County taxes67%

Property tax
55%$11.6 million
Sales tax
8.9%$1.9 million
Other taxes
3.3%$691 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Motor vehicle licenses$599 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.0%

Fees for services
6.0%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Road charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$871 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$2.6 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$2.2 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt5.6%Health and hospitals4.6%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

47%

of Bee County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$9.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$3.4 million
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$293 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$5.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$689 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Interest on debt
5.6%$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
4.6%$895 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$740 thousand
  • Public health$155 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$324 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$324 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.6%$311 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$311 thousand
Social services
1.2%$225 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$225 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$85 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$85 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bee County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Bee 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.