County government · Kenedy County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kenedy County took in $6.1 million and spent $7 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes84%State tax money14%Federal tax money1.4%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

84%

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

County taxes84%

Property tax
84%$5.1 million

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$87 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$875 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$25 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Interest on debt71%Parks, recreation and libraries29%

Spending by category100%

Interest on debt
71%$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
29%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kenedy County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Kenedy 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.