County government · Hardin County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Hardin County took in $33.4 million and spent $32.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes68%State tax money23%Fees for services (airport)4.7%Fines and other3.8%

What stands out

63%

of Hardin County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes68%

Property tax
63%$20.9 million
Other taxes
5.8%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.7 million
  • Other licenses$215 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and airport
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Airport$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$7.8 million

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$823 thousand
Fines
1.3%$442 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking18%Health and hospitals3.4%Social services1.5%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

34%

of Hardin County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$13.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$6.1 million
  • Police$4.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$44 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$11.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$777 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$761 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$6.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$6.0 million
  • Airports$28 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.4%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Social services
1.5%$486 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$486 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$132 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$132 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hardin 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 Hardin 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.