County government · Collin County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Collin County took in $501 million and spent $457 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes59%State tax money15%Fees for services12%Fines and other10%Federal tax money2.6%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

59%

of Collin County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 29%.

County taxes59%

Property tax
59%$295 million
Other taxes
0.1%$647 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$647 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$61.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$61.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$13.1 million

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$75.8 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$3.0 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$50.0 million
Fines
0.4%$2.2 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Health and hospitals17%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt4.4%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

36%

of Collin County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 17%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$166 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$104 million
  • Other and not broken out$33.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15.9 million
  • Government buildings$12.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$137 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$50.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$36.0 million
  • Police$34.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$13.4 million
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
Health and hospitals
17%$78.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$78.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$54.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$54.6 million
Interest on debt
4.4%$19.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$384 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$285 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$285 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Collin County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Collin 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.