County government · Karnes County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Karnes County took in $46.7 million and spent $34.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes64%Fines and other18%State tax money15%Fees for services2.4%Local tax money0.8%

What stands out

16%

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

County taxes64%

Property tax
45%$21.0 million
Sales tax
16%$7.5 million
Other taxes
3.5%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$841 thousand
  • Other licenses$745 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$6.8 million

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$351 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
17%$7.9 million
Fines
0.8%$397 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs13%Health and hospitals8.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

57%

of Karnes County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
57%$19.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$19.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$6.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$4.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$4.5 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$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$903 thousand
  • Government buildings$577 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.4%$2.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$586 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$586 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$194 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$194 thousand
Social services
0.1%$35 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Karnes 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 Karnes 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.