County government · Scurry County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Scurry County took in $68.2 million and spent $79.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, parks and recreation)52%County taxes33%Fines and other6.9%State tax money4.2%Federal tax money3.0%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

52%

of Scurry County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes33%

Property tax
29%$20.0 million
Sales tax
3.1%$2.1 million
Other taxes
0.9%$596 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$596 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$35.6 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 3 more
  • Hospital bills$33.4 million
  • Other service charges$1.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$183 thousand
  • Airport$161 thousand
  • Water$77 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$2.1 million

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$2.9 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$282 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$3.1 million
Fines
2.3%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals75%Police, fire, courts and jails9.3%Running the government and other costs6.2%Roads, transit and parking5.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

75%

of Scurry County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
75%$60.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$56.9 million
  • Public health$3.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.3%$7.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.6 million
  • Police$975 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$789 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.2%$4.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$930 thousand
  • Government buildings$301 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
  • Airports$376 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Libraries$418 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$757 thousand
Social services
0.2%$156 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$156 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$134 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$134 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$125 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$125 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Scurry County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Scurry 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.