County government · Cooke County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Cooke County took in $34.1 million and spent $33.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes68%Fines and other16%Federal tax money13%State tax money3.1%

What stands out

13%

of Cooke County's money comes from fines.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes68%

Property tax
55%$18.7 million
Sales tax
10%$3.5 million
Other taxes
3.0%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$955 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$4.4 million

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$1.0 million

Fines and other16%

Fines
13%$4.4 million
Interest, rents and other
3.1%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking21%Health and hospitals13%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

13%

of Cooke 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%

Running the government and other costs
33%$11.1 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$9.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$928 thousand
  • Government buildings$635 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$519 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$10.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$337 thousand
  • Fire protection$134 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$7.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.0 million
Health and hospitals
13%$4.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$545 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$381 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$164 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$124 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cooke 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 Cooke 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.