County government · Sabine County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Sabine County took in $10.9 million and spent $11.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes49%State tax money38%Fines and other14%

What stands out

5.3%

of Sabine County's money comes from fines.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes49%

Property tax
37%$4.0 million
Other taxes
6.1%$661 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$661 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.5%$604 thousand

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$4.1 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$922 thousand
Fines
5.3%$576 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking24%Interest on debt0.2%Environment and natural resources0.2%

What stands out

49%

of Sabine County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$5.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$792 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$853 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$25 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$24 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sabine County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Sabine 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.