County government · Reeves County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Reeves County took in $134 million and spent $100 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes96%Fines and other4.1%

What stands out

87%

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

County taxes96%

Property tax
87%$117 million
Sales tax
8.6%$11.5 million
Other taxes
0.3%$340 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$340 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$8 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Fines
3.4%$4.6 million
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$965 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails82%Roads, transit and parking6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%Running the government and other costs4.8%Health and hospitals1.3%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

82%

of Reeves 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
82%$82.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$73.0 million
  • Police$6.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$6.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$4.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.6 million
  • Libraries$294 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.8%$4.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Government buildings$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$912 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$1.3 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$467 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Reeves County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 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 Reeves 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.