County government · Briscoe County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Briscoe County took in $2.4 million and spent $3.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes84%Fees for services14%State tax money1.0%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

84%

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

County taxes84%

Property tax
84%$2.0 million

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$343 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$343 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$25 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs64%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%Social services0.2%

What stands out

64%

of Briscoe County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
64%$2.2 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$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$345 thousand
  • Government buildings$100 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$84 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$788 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$259 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$251 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$226 thousand
  • Fire protection$38 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$338 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$338 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$90 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$90 thousand
Social services
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Briscoe County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Briscoe 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.