County government · Smith County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Smith County took in $148 million and spent $148 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes72%Fines and other9.1%Federal tax money7.5%Fees for services (road charges)7.2%State tax money4.6%

What stands out

19%

of Smith County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes72%

Property tax
48%$71.3 million
Sales tax
19%$27.9 million
Other taxes
4.6%$6.9 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$4.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.7 million
  • Other licenses$70 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.2%

Fees for services
7.2%$10.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$10.4 million
  • Road charges$166 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$11.0 million

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$6.7 million

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$10.4 million
Fines
2.1%$3.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails52%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking17%Housing and community development4.9%Interest on debt0.8%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

52%

of Smith County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
52%$76.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$26.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$19.4 million
  • Police$16.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$13.2 million
  • Fire protection$729 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$34.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$27.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.3 million
  • Government buildings$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$863 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$25.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$25.8 million
Housing and community development
4.9%$7.3 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$1.2 million
Social services
0.5%$799 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$799 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$548 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$548 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$315 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$315 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$205 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$205 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Smith County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 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 Smith 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.