County government · Jim Hogg County, TX

Jim Hogg County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Jim Hogg County took in $12.4 million and spent $14.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes73%Federal tax money11%State tax money8.1%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.7%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

16%

of Jim Hogg County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes73%

Property tax
53%$6.6 million
Sales tax
16%$2.0 million
Other taxes
3.9%$484 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Motor vehicle licenses$413 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$585 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$376 thousand
  • Other service charges$209 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$1.3 million

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$1.0 million

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$321 thousand
Fines
1.3%$166 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking24%Social services5.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.8%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

5.3%

of Jim Hogg County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$4.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$994 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$69 thousand
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$3.9 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$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$851 thousand
  • Government buildings$458 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$352 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Social services
5.3%$754 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$754 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.8%$682 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$682 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$367 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$322 thousand
  • Libraries$45 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$317 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$317 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$15 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$15 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jim Hogg County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Jim Hogg 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.