County government · Barbour County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Barbour County took in $13.7 million and spent $10.1 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 taxes60%State tax money25%Fines and other9.5%Fees for services (garbage collection)3.6%Federal tax money2.1%

What stands out

27%

of Barbour County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes60%

Other taxes
27%$3.7 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 6 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$2.4 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$295 thousand
  • Other licenses$272 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$260 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$180 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$150 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$128 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
23%$3.1 million
Sales tax
10%$1.4 million

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$494 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$494 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$283 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$3.4 million

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
9.5%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

12%

of Barbour County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$552 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$140 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$117 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$545 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$45 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Barbour 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 Barbour 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.