County government · Lamb County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Lamb County took in $24.5 million and spent $29.6 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 taxes49%Fees for services (hospital bills)46%State tax money2.9%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

46%

of Lamb County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes49%

Property tax
46%$11.2 million
Other taxes
3.2%$783 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$782 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$11.4 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$10.7 million
  • Other service charges$649 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$705 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$448 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals56%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking11%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

56%

of Lamb County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
56%$16.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$16.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$5.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$599 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$3.1 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$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$771 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$643 thousand
  • Government buildings$262 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$386 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$386 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$170 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$170 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lamb 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 Lamb 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.