In December, Comptroller Glenn Hagar distributed a total of $1.1 billion in sales tax revenue statewide, an increase of approximately 12.4% against last year’s disbursement in December. Annually, sales tax revenue has increased 15.2% over 2021’s annual sales tax revenue, according to a monthly release from the office of the state comptroller.
The following is a breakdown of Sugar Land, Katy, Missouri City and Houston based on sales tax allocations for 2020, 2021 and 2022.
Sugar Land
Sugar Land received $5.3 million in sales tax revenue in December, based on November sales, which is $607,354 more than the city received in December 2021, or a 12.95% increase. Year-to-date revenue totaled $64.7 million, a 14.44% increase over 2021 year-to-date revenue, which totaled $56.6 million. From December 2020 to December 2022, Sugar Land’s sales tax revenue has increased by 30.18%, or more than $15 million.
Missouri City
Missouri City received approximately $1.2 million in sales tax revenue for the month of December, an increase of $142,541, or 13.56%, over December 2021’s revenue of $1.05 million. Through 2022, the city received $14.4 million, which is a 12.18% increase of $1.6 million over 2021’s year-to-date total.
Katy
Katy’s sales tax revenue continued to expand in December 2022 to $1.7 million, an increase of 21% over the same time last year. Year to date, Katy has received $19.7 million in sales tax revenue, an increase of 14.38%, or $2.5 million.
Houston
Boasting perhaps the most modest increase of local cities, Houston has increased its sales tax base by approximately 11.94% since December 2021, elevating revenue from $64.5 million in December 2021 to $71.1 million in December 2022. The city also substantially increased its annual revenue by 13.5%, or $100.9 million, from $747.7 in 2021 to $848.6 by the end of 2022.
