County government · Reagan County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Reagan County took in $13.1 million and spent $13.1 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 taxes89%Fees for services (parks and recreation)3.7%State tax money3.3%Fines and other3.2%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

77%

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

County taxes89%

Property tax
77%$10.1 million
Sales tax
9.4%$1.2 million
Other taxes
3.0%$398 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$398 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$491 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$466 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$433 thousand

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$55 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$214 thousand
Fines
1.6%$204 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%Social services1.5%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

42%

of Reagan 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
42%$5.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$735 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$154 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
  • Airports$296 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$2.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$741 thousand
  • Government buildings$404 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$184 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$46 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$554 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$318 thousand
  • Libraries$236 thousand
Social services
1.5%$191 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$191 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$182 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$182 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$162 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$162 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Reagan 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 Reagan 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.