County government · Uvalde County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Uvalde County took in $33.6 million and spent $30.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes61%Fees for services21%State tax money14%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

13%

of Uvalde County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes61%

Property tax
43%$14.6 million
Sales tax
13%$4.2 million
Other taxes
5.4%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.2 million
  • Other licenses$570 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$7.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$7.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$4.7 million

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$755 thousand
Fines
1.4%$475 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Health and hospitals11%Roads, transit and parking8.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

43%

of Uvalde County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$13.1 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$10.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$818 thousand
  • Government buildings$282 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$9.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$4.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$205 thousand
  • Fire protection$63 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$3.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$434 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$147 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$147 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$88 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$88 thousand
Social services
0.2%$74 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$74 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Uvalde 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 Uvalde 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.