County government · Navarro County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Navarro County took in $39.1 million and spent $26.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes75%Federal tax money12%Fines and other5.8%Fees for services4.5%State tax money2.5%

What stands out

66%

of Navarro County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes75%

Property tax
66%$26.0 million
Sales tax
8.4%$3.3 million

Fees for services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$4.9 million

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state
2.5%$969 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$1.9 million
Fines
0.9%$364 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails58%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs11%Environment and natural resources6.9%Social services2.1%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

58%

of Navarro County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
58%$15.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$5.4 million
  • Police$4.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$702 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$5.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.5 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$2.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
Environment and natural resources
6.9%$1.8 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.8 million
Social services
2.1%$560 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$500 thousand
  • Other public welfare$60 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$277 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Navarro 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 Navarro 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.