County government · Dallam County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Dallam County took in $5.3 million and spent $5.2 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 taxes85%Fines and other9.0%Federal tax money5.8%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

72%

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

County taxes85%

Property tax
72%$3.8 million
Other taxes
13%$684 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$680 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$304 thousand

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$11 thousand

Fines and other9.0%

Fines
9.0%$475 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails49%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking15%Environment and natural resources5.9%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

49%

of Dallam County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
49%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$985 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$730 thousand
  • Police$644 thousand
  • Fire protection$150 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$64 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$685 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$396 thousand
  • Government buildings$281 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$770 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$770 thousand
Environment and natural resources
5.9%$310 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$310 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$152 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$102 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$41 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$41 thousand
Social services
0.5%$24 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$24 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dallam 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 Dallam 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.