County government · Lynn County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Lynn County took in $3.7 million and spent $3.4 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 taxes98%State tax money2.2%

What stands out

85%

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

County taxes98%

Property tax
85%$3.2 million
Other taxes
9.9%$369 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$369 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.0%$113 thousand

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$82 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails57%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking16%Environment and natural resources2.2%Health and hospitals2.1%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

57%

of Lynn 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
57%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$677 thousand
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$747 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$411 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$246 thousand
  • Government buildings$90 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$536 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$536 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.2%$77 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$77 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$71 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$71 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$39 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$39 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lynn 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 Lynn 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.