County government · Lubbock County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Lubbock County took in $1.08 billion and spent $1.10 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, parking)66%County taxes15%State tax money12%Fines and other6.6%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

66%

of Lubbock County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 14%.

County taxes15%

Property tax
12%$127 million
Sales tax
3.4%$36.6 million
Other taxes
0.3%$3.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.5 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$110 thousand
  • Other licenses$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$712 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$692 million
  • Other service charges$20.1 million
  • Parking$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$1.2 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$129 million

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$70.2 million
Fines
<0.1%$701 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals80%Police, fire, courts and jails9.3%Running the government and other costs5.1%Roads, transit and parking4.7%Interest on debt0.3%All other spending0.1%

What stands out

80%

of Lubbock County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 7.9%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
80%$888 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$888 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.3%$102 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$65.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$25.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$9.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
5.1%$55.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22.8 million
  • Government buildings$18.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$8.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$52.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$52.3 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$3.4 million
Social services
<0.1%$536 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$536 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$365 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$365 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$311 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$311 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$240 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$240 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lubbock 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 Lubbock 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.