County government · Cottle County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Cottle County took in $1.9 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes79%Fines and other12%State tax money8.1%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

75%

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

County taxes79%

Property tax
75%$1.4 million
Other taxes
4.1%$78 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$154 thousand

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$11 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
9.1%$173 thousand
Fines
2.9%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs68%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Health and hospitals11%Sent to other local governments2.8%Social services2.5%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

68%

of Cottle County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
68%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$940 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$194 thousand
  • Government buildings$108 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$77 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$274 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$134 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$118 thousand
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$221 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$221 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.8%$54 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$54 thousand
Social services
2.5%$49 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$15 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$7 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cottle 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 Cottle 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.