County government · Dickens County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Dickens County took in $4.2 million and spent $3.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes59%Fines and other30%Federal tax money7.5%Fees for services (garbage collection)3.4%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

30%

of Dickens County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes59%

Property tax
57%$2.4 million
Sales tax
2.0%$83 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$142 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$136 thousand
  • Garbage collection$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$316 thousand

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$4 thousand

Fines and other30%

Interest, rents and other
30%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs66%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Social services0.2%

What stands out

66%

of Dickens 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
66%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$815 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$161 thousand
  • Government buildings$97 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$667 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$667 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$640 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$337 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$173 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$126 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$4 thousand
Social services
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dickens County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Dickens 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.