County government · Dimmit County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Dimmit County took in $79.4 million and spent $59.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)68%County taxes18%State tax money9.5%Local tax money2.5%Federal tax money1.8%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

68%

of Dimmit County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes18%

Property tax
16%$12.5 million
Sales tax
2.5%$2.0 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$28 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services68%

Fees for services
68%$53.6 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Hospital bills$53.2 million
  • Garbage collection$284 thousand
  • Water$110 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$41 thousand
  • Airport$18 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$1.4 million

State tax money9.5%

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

From the state
9.5%$7.5 million

Local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.5%$2.0 million

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$215 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals43%Roads, transit and parking35%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs4.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.8%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

43%

of Dimmit 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
43%$25.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$25.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
35%$21.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$21.0 million
  • Airports$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$7.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$89 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$57 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.5%$2.7 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)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$978 thousand
  • Government buildings$603 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$928 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$759 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$799 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$799 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$242 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$139 thousand
  • Libraries$103 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$175 thousand
Social services
0.3%$160 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$160 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$34 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dimmit 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 Dimmit 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.