County government · Upshur County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Upshur County took in $15.2 million and spent $11.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes80%Local tax money10%Fines and other6.8%State tax money3.6%

What stands out

67%

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

County taxes80%

Property tax
67%$10.2 million
Sales tax
10%$1.5 million
Other taxes
2.4%$372 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$361 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$542 thousand

Local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
10%$1.5 million

Fines and other6.8%

Fines
6.8%$1.0 million
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails59%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%Social services0.3%

What stands out

59%

of Upshur 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
59%$6.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.4 million
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
25%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$752 thousand
  • Government buildings$461 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$275 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$196 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$196 thousand
Social services
0.3%$28 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Upshur County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Upshur 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.