County government · Sutton County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Sutton County took in $2.6 million and spent $2.7 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 taxes87%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)6.5%Fines and other3.7%State tax money2.2%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

76%

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

County taxes87%

Property tax
76%$2.0 million
Sales tax
7.6%$202 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$84 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$66 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$17 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.5%

Fees for services
6.5%$172 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$155 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$58 thousand

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$8 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$50 thousand
Fines
1.9%$49 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs23%Health and hospitals1.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

47%

of Sutton 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
47%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$450 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$409 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$307 thousand
  • Fire protection$69 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$31 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$696 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$696 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$604 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$308 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$145 thousand
  • Government buildings$79 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$72 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$35 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$35 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$31 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Social services
0.9%$25 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$25 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$21 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sutton 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 Sutton 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.