LEA COUNTY finances
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LEA COUNTY
County in New Mexico (Lea County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 72,452.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $287.2 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $2.2 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $33.7 million | U |
| From the federal government | $7.6 million | B |
| From the state government | $6.3 million | C |
| From local governments | $8.2 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $81.0 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $48.6 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $0 | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $30.6 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $345.3 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $129.6 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $0 | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Central Staff | $26.6 million |
| Regular Highways | $22.5 million |
| Police Protection | $18.4 million |
| Correction Insts | $18.1 million |
| Parks & Rec | $9.8 million |
| General NEC | $9.6 million |
| Air Trans | $7.0 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $4.4 million |
| Financial Adm | $3.5 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $3.1 million |
| Health | $3.0 million |
| Correction NEC | $2.2 million |
| Judicial | $926,000 |
| Welfare NEC | $457,000 |
| Natural Resources NEC | $126,000 |
| Water Utilities | $2,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $295,000 |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $1.9 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $7.6 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $6.3 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $8.2 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $720,000 |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $15.1 million |
| E05 | Correction NEC-Current Oper | $2.0 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $3.5 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $950,000 |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $926,000 |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $15.7 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $1.9 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $7.8 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $126,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $5.5 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $15.2 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $457,000 |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $3.1 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $7.9 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $2,000 |
| F01 | Air Trans Construction | $6.3 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $3.0 million |
| F05 | Correction-NEC-Construction | $167,000 |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $6,000 |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $3.4 million |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $10.9 million |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $1.1 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $14.7 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $4.2 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $3.2 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $1.7 million |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $10.4 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $20.2 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $234.6 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $52.7 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $83,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $30.4 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $211,000 |
| U40 | Rents | $161,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $2.9 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (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.