County government · Refugio County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Refugio County took in $3.1 million and spent $3.0 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 taxes90%Fines and other4.7%Fees for services3.6%State tax money0.9%Local tax money0.9%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

82%

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

County taxes90%

Property tax
82%$2.5 million
Other taxes
7.7%$234 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$137 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$78 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$8 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$111 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$111 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$10 thousand

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$27 thousand

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$26 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Fines
2.8%$87 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.9%$58 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails66%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking8.0%Social services6.1%Health and hospitals2.3%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

66%

of Refugio 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
66%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$826 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$652 thousand
  • Police$481 thousand
  • Fire protection$52 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$493 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$156 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$138 thousand
  • Government buildings$112 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$87 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.0%$243 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$243 thousand
Social services
6.1%$184 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$184 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$71 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$71 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$16 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$16 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Refugio 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 Refugio 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.