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Large cement spheres line the property surrounding the Midland County Courthouse. 06/18/19 Tim Fischer/Reporter-Telegram
Tim Fischer/Midland Reporter-TelegramMidland County again finished its fiscal year with a double-digit percentage decline in the sales tax collected.
The Texas Comptroller’s Office shows Midland County’s sales tax collection fell 13.61 percent compared to fiscal year 2020. The county collected $41.337 million, which was more than $3 million compared to the $38 million forecast. That means the county surpassed its forecast for the ninth time in the last 10 years.
The fiscal year drop followed a 24.43 percent decline last year. In terms of a total collection, the county’s sales tax collection was $63.324 million in FY 2019 and $47.853 million in FY 2020.
The county’s fiscal year ended in November.
Totals through the years
2021: $41.337 million
2020: $47.853 million
2019: $63.324 million
2018: $58.706 million
2017: $38.616 million
2016: $30.790 million