County government · Baldwin County, AL

Baldwin County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Baldwin County took in $203 million and spent $166 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes50%Fines and other21%Fees for services (garbage collection)15%State tax money13%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

21%

of Baldwin County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 5.4%.

County taxes50%

Property tax
27%$53.9 million
Sales tax
17%$33.6 million
Other taxes
6.8%$13.7 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$11.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.4 million
  • Other licenses$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$30.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$30.7 million
  • Other service charges$174 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.4%$783 thousand

State tax money13%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
13%$27.4 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$75 thousand

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
21%$43.0 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

12%

of Baldwin County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.6%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$53.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$18.4 million
  • Government buildings$6.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$44.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$20.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$16.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$28.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$28.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$20.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$20.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$8.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8.5 million
  • Libraries$110 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.8%$4.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.6 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$3.1 million
Housing and community development
1.4%$2.4 million
Social services
0.4%$696 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$696 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Baldwin County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Baldwin County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.