County government · Kinney County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Kinney County took in $6.7 million and spent $6.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes60%State tax money37%Fines and other1.8%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

57%

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

County taxes60%

Property tax
57%$3.8 million
Other taxes
1.6%$109 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$107 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.5%$101 thousand

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$44 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$2.5 million

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$122 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%

What stands out

57%

of Kinney 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%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingToll roads and bridges
  • Toll roads and bridges$3.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$677 thousand
  • Fire protection$560 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$116 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Government buildings$579 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$402 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$189 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$156 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$142 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kinney 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 Kinney 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.