County government · Brazos County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Brazos County took in $239 million and spent $191 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes78%Fines and other6.2%Federal tax money5.8%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)5.1%State tax money4.8%

What stands out

20%

of Brazos County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.8%.

County taxes78%

Property tax
47%$112 million
Other taxes
20%$48.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$46.4 million
  • Other licenses$2.0 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$384 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
11%$26.5 million

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$12.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$10.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
  • Road charges$94 thousand
  • Garbage collection$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$13.8 million

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$11.6 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$24 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$10.0 million
Fines
2.0%$4.7 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs36%Sent to other local governments15%Roads, transit and parking6.3%Social services2.1%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

15%

of Brazos County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$70.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$27.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$17.9 million
  • Police$16.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$7.9 million
  • Fire protection$796 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$69.2 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$55.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.4 million
  • Government buildings$3.3 million
Sent to other local governments
15%$27.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$27.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$12.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12.0 million
Social services
2.1%$4.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$3.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.2 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$3.1 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$447 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$447 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$418 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$418 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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