County government · Morris County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Morris County took in $5.1 million and spent $92.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

County taxes90%Fines and other8.2%Federal tax money1.5%State tax money0.6%Local tax money0.1%

County taxes90%

Property tax
80%$4.0 million
Sales tax
10%$519 thousand

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$74 thousand

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$28 thousand

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$7 thousand

Fines and other8.2%

Fines
6.6%$337 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$78 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails98%Running the government and other costs1.7%Social services0.3%

What stands out

98%

of Morris 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
98%$90.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$90.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$443 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.7%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$741 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$535 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$332 thousand
Social services
0.3%$244 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$244 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Morris County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Morris 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.