County government · Blount County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Blount County took in $17.5 million and spent $13.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes69%State tax money25%Fines and other3.8%Federal tax money1.8%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

18%

of Blount County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes69%

Property tax
45%$7.8 million
Sales tax
18%$3.1 million
Other taxes
6.6%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; tobacco taxes and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$628 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$462 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$315 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$4.3 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$22 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$671 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Roads, transit and parking32%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.8%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

32%

of Blount County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$6.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$574 thousand
  • Fire protection$174 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
  • Public transit$146 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$613 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$492 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$267 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$232 thousand
  • Libraries$35 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$235 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$235 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$46 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$46 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$43 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$43 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Blount County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Blount 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.