County government · Butler County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Butler County took in $11.6 million and spent $13.4 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 taxes52%State tax money29%Fees for services9.4%Fines and other8.8%Local tax money1.1%

What stands out

13%

of Butler County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes52%

Property tax
35%$4.1 million
Sales tax
13%$1.5 million
Other taxes
3.9%$456 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 4 more
  • Other licenses$229 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$85 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$63 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$38 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$25 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.4%

Fees for services
9.4%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$3.3 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$123 thousand

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
8.8%$1.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Schools and colleges1.5%Interest on debt0.9%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

54%

of Butler County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
54%$7.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.2 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$2.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$410 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$392 thousand
  • Government buildings$382 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$973 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$603 thousand
  • Fire protection$59 thousand
Schools and colleges
1.5%$203 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$203 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$126 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$91 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$76 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$34 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$18 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$18 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Butler 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 Butler 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.