County government · Crockett County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Crockett County took in $12.8 million and spent $10.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes98%State tax money2.1%

What stands out

95%

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

County taxes98%

Property tax
95%$12.2 million
Other taxes
2.4%$304 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$304 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$271 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals33%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs21%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%Social services3.6%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

33%

of Crockett 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
33%$3.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$400 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$46 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$720 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$677 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$444 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$443 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$777 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$557 thousand
  • Libraries$220 thousand
Social services
3.6%$389 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$389 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$170 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$170 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.5%$50 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$50 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Crockett County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Crockett 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.