County government · Brown County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Brown County took in $25.0 million and spent $26.5 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 taxes82%Fines and other10%Fees for services5.0%State tax money2.4%

What stands out

77%

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

County taxes82%

Property tax
77%$19.2 million
Other taxes
5.6%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.4%

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

From the state
2.4%$611 thousand

Fines and other10%

Fines
7.7%$1.9 million
Interest, rents and other
2.5%$630 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails52%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking18%Social services4.4%Health and hospitals2.3%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

52%

of Brown 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
52%$13.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$5.4 million
  • Police$4.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.8 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$287 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$5.6 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$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$440 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$4.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.8 million
Social services
4.4%$1.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
2.3%$602 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$602 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$300 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$300 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$137 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$137 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$127 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$65 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$52 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brown 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 Brown 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.