County government · Terry County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Terry County took in $10.4 million and spent $10.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes82%State tax money7.8%Fines and other4.5%Fees for services (airport)4.0%Local tax money0.8%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

69%

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

County taxes82%

Property tax
69%$7.2 million
Sales tax
7.9%$825 thousand
Other taxes
5.4%$563 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$563 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$413 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and airport
  • Other service charges$333 thousand
  • Airport$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$69 thousand

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$816 thousand

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$80 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$295 thousand
Fines
1.6%$170 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking23%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%Health and hospitals3.9%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

43%

of Terry 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
43%$4.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
  • Police$776 thousand
  • Fire protection$310 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$183 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$748 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$683 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
  • Airports$193 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$469 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$309 thousand
  • Libraries$160 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.9%$394 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$394 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$103 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$103 thousand
Social services
0.1%$14 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Terry 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 Terry 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.