County government · Brazoria County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Brazoria County took in $282 million and spent $329 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes69%Fines and other11%State tax money9.9%Fees for services (airport, parks and recreation)5.4%Federal tax money5.4%

What stands out

14%

of Brazoria County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.7%.

County taxes69%

Property tax
51%$145 million
Sales tax
14%$40.3 million
Other taxes
3.2%$8.9 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$4.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.3 million
  • Other licenses$830 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.4%

Fees for services
5.4%$15.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 1 more
  • Other service charges$9.6 million
  • Airport$3.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.4%

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

From the federal government
5.4%$15.1 million

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$28.0 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
9.7%$27.2 million
Fines
0.9%$2.7 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking20%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%Housing and community development4.5%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

20%

of Brazoria County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 6.3%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$110 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$68.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$20.4 million
  • Government buildings$12.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$100 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 4 more
  • Prisons and jails$36.9 million
  • Police$34.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$27.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$758 thousand
  • Fire protection$580 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$476 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$64.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$60.8 million
  • Airports$4.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$17.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9.1 million
  • Libraries$8.6 million
Housing and community development
4.5%$15.0 million
Health and hospitals
2.8%$9.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9.3 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$7.5 million
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$3.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.7 million
Social services
0.2%$597 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$597 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$142 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$142 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brazoria County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Brazoria 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.