County government · Chambers County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Chambers County took in $10.6 million and spent $3.2 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 taxes79%State tax money21%

What stands out

21%

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

County taxes79%

Property tax
45%$4.8 million
Sales tax
21%$2.2 million
Other taxes
14%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.2 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$224 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$2.2 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails67%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.1%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

67%

of Chambers County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
67%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails and fire protection
  • Prisons and jails$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$174 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$791 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and government buildings
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$588 thousand
  • Government buildings$203 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.1%$260 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$260 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chambers 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 Chambers 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.