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LEA COUNTY finances

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LEA COUNTY

County in New Mexico (Lea County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 06/30); population 71,830.

Other years: 2024 · 2022

Summary

WhatAmountCensus item codes
Taxes$209.4 millionT
Charges and fees$2.0 millionA
Other general revenue$7.0 millionU
From the federal government$12.3 millionB
From the state government$3.5 millionC
From local governments$4.5 millionD
Spending: current operations$63.4 millionE
Spending: construction$17.8 millionF
Spending: other capital outlay$0G
Spending: interest on debt$0I
Spending: assistance and subsidies$0J
Payments to other governments$12.4 millionL M Q S
General revenue$238.8 millionT A U B C D
Direct spending$81.1 millionE F G I J
Debt at year end$049U + 64V

Spending by function

Function (Census name)Current operations + construction + capital
Police Protection$15.0 million
Correction Insts$12.8 million
Regular Highways$12.3 million
Central Staff$10.6 million
General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$6.4 million
Parks & Rec$5.8 million
General NEC$4.2 million
Health$3.1 million
Financial Adm$3.1 million
Local Fire Protection$2.8 million
Air Trans$2.5 million
Correction NEC$1.6 million
Welfare NEC$670,000
Natural Resources NEC$121,000
Judicial$47,000
Water Utilities$2,000

Every item reported

CodeCensus descriptionAmount
A01Air Transportation Charges$146,000
A61Parks & Recreation Charges$1.2 million
A89All Other NEC Charges$665,000
B89Federal IG Other$12.3 million
C89State IG Other$3.5 million
D89Local IG Other$4.5 million
E01Air Trans Current Operation$710,000
E04Correction Insts-Current Oper$11.6 million
E05Correction NEC-Current Oper$1.6 million
E23Financial Adm-Curr Operation$3.1 million
E24Local Fire Protection Curr Operation$911,000
E25Judicial-Current Operation$47,000
E29Central Staff-Curr Operation$10.3 million
E31General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$2.2 million
E32Health-Current Operation$2.7 million
E44Regular Highways-Current Oper$6.7 million
E59Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op$121,000
E61Parks & Rec-Current Operation$4.2 million
E62Police Protection-Current Oper$14.3 million
E79Welfare NEC-Current Operation$670,000
E89General NEC-Current Operation$4.2 million
E91Water Utilities-Current Oper$2,000
F01Air Trans Construction$1.8 million
F04Correction Insts-Construction$1.2 million
F23Financial Adm-Construction$10,000
F24Local Fire Protection Construction$1.9 million
F29Central Staff-Construction$303,000
F31General Public Bldg-Constr$4.2 million
F32Health-Construction$451,000
F44Regular Highways-Construction$5.6 million
F61Parks & Rec-Construction$1.6 million
F62Police Protection-Construction$758,000
F89General NEC-Construction$45,000
L89General NEC-IG to State$7.3 million
M89General NEC-IG-Local NEC$5.1 million
T01Property Tax$176.6 million
T09Total General Sales Taxes$32.8 million
T27Public Utility License Tax$32,000
T28Occup & Business License, NEC$68,000
U11Sale of Property 2/$450,000
U20Interest Earnings$951,000
U30Fines & Forfeits$479,000
U99Misc General Revenue NEC$5.1 million

Source: State and local government finances 2022, Census of Governments: every local government (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 351025193756.