County government · Tarrant County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Tarrant County took in $3.00 billion and spent $2.70 billion.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes40%Fees for services (hospital bills, parking)27%State tax money15%Fines and other9.2%Federal tax money8.7%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

27%

of Tarrant County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 14%.

County taxes40%

Property tax
38%$1.14 billion
Other taxes
2.0%$60.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$35.0 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$21.9 million
  • Other licenses$1.6 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$991 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$561 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$795 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$743 million
  • Other service charges$50.4 million
  • Parking$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.7%

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

From the federal government
8.7%$260 million

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$461 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$2.7 million

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$269 million
Fines
0.3%$7.8 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals68%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs10%Housing and community development2.3%Roads, transit and parking2.3%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

68%

of Tarrant County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 7.9%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
68%$1.84 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$1.51 billion
  • Public health$327 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$415 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$157 million
  • Courts and legal services$154 million
  • Police$76.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$28.0 million
  • Fire protection$523 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$275 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$179 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$40.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35.8 million
  • Government buildings$19.7 million
Housing and community development
2.3%$61.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.3%$61.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$59.7 million
  • Parking$1.8 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$24.4 million
Social services
0.8%$21.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$21.3 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$741 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$741 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$323 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$323 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tarrant County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Tarrant 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.