County government · Dawson County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Dawson County took in $8.3 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes79%Federal tax money19%State tax money1.0%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

19%

of Dawson County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes79%

Property tax
68%$5.6 million
Sales tax
12%$980 thousand

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$1.6 million

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$87 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$31 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Police, fire, courts and jails77%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%Roads, transit and parking0.5%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
77%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$790 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$522 thousand
  • Police$179 thousand
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$388 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Government buildings$300 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$47 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$41 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$52 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$52 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.5%$10 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dawson 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 Dawson 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.