County government · Clay County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Clay County took in $9.5 million and spent $21.2 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 taxes70%Fines and other25%State tax money5.1%

What stands out

62%

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

County taxes70%

Property tax
62%$5.9 million
Other taxes
8.0%$762 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$576 thousand
  • Other licenses$186 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$481 thousand

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
19%$1.8 million
Fines
6.6%$623 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals43%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs17%Social services1.0%Environment and natural resources0.6%

What stands out

43%

of Clay County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
43%$9.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$9.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
20%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$967 thousand
  • Fire protection$53 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$3.7 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$2.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$834 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$275 thousand
  • Government buildings$178 thousand
Social services
1.0%$218 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$218 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$129 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$129 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clay 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 Clay 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.