County government · Cherokee County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Cherokee County took in $27.3 million and spent $26.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes78%Fines and other8.3%Fees for services (airport)7.1%State tax money6.1%

What stands out

66%

of Cherokee County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes78%

Property tax
66%$18.0 million
Sales tax
8.9%$2.4 million
Other taxes
3.5%$949 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$949 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.1%

Fees for services
7.1%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and airport
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Airport$442 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$1.7 million

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$1.5 million
Fines
2.9%$788 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Roads, transit and parking30%Running the government and other costs30%Health and hospitals3.7%Environment and natural resources0.7%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

30%

of Cherokee County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$9.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$2.9 million
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
30%$7.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$7.2 million
  • Airports$574 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$7.8 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$4.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$969 thousand
  • Government buildings$939 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.7%$983 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$983 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$185 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$185 thousand
Social services
0.7%$180 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$180 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$137 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$137 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$49 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cherokee 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 Cherokee 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.