County government · San Augustine County, TX

San Augustine County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), San Augustine County took in $20.9 million and spent $6.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes92%Federal tax money4.1%Local tax money2.5%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

88%

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

County taxes92%

Property tax
88%$18.5 million
Sales tax
3.6%$755 thousand

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$865 thousand

Local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.5%$513 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$170 thousand
Fines
0.6%$117 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Sent to other local governments1.9%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

46%

of San Augustine 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
46%$2.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$130 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
  • Airports$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; probation, parole and other corrections and 1 more
  • Police$609 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$568 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$101 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$121 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$80 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$41 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

San Augustine 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 San Augustine 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.