County government · Knox County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Knox County took in $2.8 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes92%Fines and other4.0%State tax money3.9%

What stands out

32%

of Knox County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes92%

Property tax
60%$1.7 million
Other taxes
32%$900 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$900 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$108 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Fines
2.5%$70 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails82%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

82%

of Knox County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
82%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$670 thousand
  • Police$600 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$428 thousand
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$20 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$358 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and government buildings
  • Other and not broken out$198 thousand
  • Government buildings$160 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Knox 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 Knox 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.