County government · Deaf Smith County, TX

Deaf Smith County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Deaf Smith County took in $9.7 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes98%Fines and other1.4%State tax money0.1%

What stands out

78%

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

County taxes98%

Property tax
78%$7.6 million
Sales tax
14%$1.4 million
Other taxes
6.2%$602 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$366 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$235 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$13 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$140 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%Interest on debt12%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%Running the government and other costs3.5%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
77%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$798 thousand
  • Police$646 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$87 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$56 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$240 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$167 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$167 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.5%$72 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings
  • Government buildings$72 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Deaf Smith 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 Deaf Smith 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.