County government · Bowie County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Bowie County took in $42.3 million and spent $51.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes70%Fees for services20%State tax money5.1%Federal tax money2.4%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

20%

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

County taxes70%

Property tax
47%$19.9 million
Sales tax
20%$8.6 million
Other taxes
2.4%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$8.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$8.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$998 thousand

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$2.2 million

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$900 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails57%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking9.8%Health and hospitals5.1%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

57%

of Bowie 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
57%$29.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$21.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$7.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$134 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$14.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$12.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$537 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$5.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.1 million
Health and hospitals
5.1%$2.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.6 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$468 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bowie 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 Bowie 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.