County government · Hardeman County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Hardeman County took in $5.1 million and spent $6.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes64%Fines and other10%Fees for services9.8%State tax money8.8%Local tax money5.6%Federal tax money2.0%

What stands out

54%

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

County taxes64%

Property tax
54%$2.7 million
Other taxes
5.4%$272 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$269 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.3%$217 thousand

Fees for services9.8%

Fees for services
9.8%$496 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$496 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$100 thousand

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$443 thousand

Local tax money5.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.6%$286 thousand

Fines and other10%

Fines
6.1%$309 thousand
Interest, rents and other
4.0%$205 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking18%Health and hospitals14%Social services1.6%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

37%

of Hardeman County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$489 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$476 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$1.8 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$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$334 thousand
  • Government buildings$153 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$128 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
14%$889 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$889 thousand
Social services
1.6%$104 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$104 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$92 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$92 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$10 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hardeman 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 Hardeman 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.