By Clayton Chaney
Staff Writer
Sales tax collections in Archuleta County for the month of July were reported to be up 2.3 percent compared to figures from July 2024, according to data released by Archuleta County Finance Director Chad Eaton on Sept. 8.
Eaton’s report notes that the 2.3 percent increase translates to a total of $42,590.88 more received in July 2025 compared to July 2024.
Sales tax collections have been up in the county every month so far this year in the month-to-month comparisons with 2024, with the biggest increase coming in February, which showed a 11.6 percent increase, or $143,191 more.
Sales tax collections in January were up 3.96 percent, or $67,565.22 more than January 2024; March collections were up 9.12 percent, or $129,489.44 more than March 2024; April collections were up 9.32 percent, or $117,621.93 more than April 2024; May collections were up 3.07 percent, or $43,987.42 more than May 2024; and June collections were up 4.5 percent, or $75,391 more than June 2024.
For the month of July, Eaton notes that the Town of Pagosa Springs and Archuleta County received a total of $1,897,783.92 in sales tax and retail marijuana sales tax revenues, with $950,109.47 going to the county and $943,720.87 going to the town.
Categories that were up in comparison to June 2024, according to Eaton’s data, include:
• Manufacturing at 19.56 percent, or $12,171.56.
• Retail Trade at 2.69 percent, or $27,129.14.
• Information at 15.07 percent, or $3,935.36.
• Finance and Insurance at 22.32 percent, or $459.98.
• Accommodation and Food Services at 1.99 percent, or $8,201.82.
• Other Services (except Public Administration) at 19.38 percent, or $4,792.61.
• Miscellaneous at 3.49 percent, or $7,496.09.
There were three categories that were down in the month-to-month comparison, which include:
• Construction at 19.03 percent, or $7,546.68.
• Real Estate, Rental and Leasing at 13.26 percent, or $6,018.74.
• Professional, Scientific and Technical Services at 41.41 percent, or $8,030.52.
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