County government · Fort Bend County, TX

Fort Bend County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Fort Bend County took in $754 million and spent $722 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes60%Fees for services (tolls, road charges)19%Fines and other9.2%State tax money7.2%Federal tax money4.2%

What stands out

58%

of Fort Bend County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 29%.

County taxes60%

Property tax
58%$434 million
Sales tax
2.6%$19.5 million

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$146 million
What's in fees for servicesTolls on roads and bridges; other service charges and 4 more
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$94.3 million
  • Other service charges$41.2 million
  • Road charges$7.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$164 thousand
  • Housing$89 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$31.5 million

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$54.4 million

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$54.9 million
Fines
1.9%$14.4 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs20%Interest on debt6.2%Health and hospitals5.9%All other spending12%

What stands out

26%

of Fort Bend County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 6.3%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$214 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 4 more
  • Police$69.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$64.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$44.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$30.0 million
  • Fire protection$5.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$188 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and toll roads and bridges
  • Roads and highways$120 million
  • Toll roads and bridges$67.9 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$148 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$98.2 million
  • Government buildings$17.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15.1 million
Interest on debt
6.2%$44.9 million
Health and hospitals
5.9%$42.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$42.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$39.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$25.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$14.4 million
Social services
2.5%$17.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$17.7 million
Environment and natural resources
2.3%$16.8 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$16.8 million
Housing and community development
1.5%$10.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$532 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$532 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fort Bend County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Fort Bend 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.