County government · Cherokee County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Cherokee County took in $38.7 million and spent $32.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services50%County taxes34%Fines and other7.1%Local tax money5.5%Federal tax money3.6%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

50%

of Cherokee County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes34%

Sales tax
16%$6.3 million
Property tax
12%$4.5 million
Other taxes
6.1%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$2.2 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$125 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$85 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$19.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$19.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$1.4 million

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$74 thousand

Local tax money5.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.5%$2.1 million

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$2.7 million
Fines
0.1%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Social services52%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs6.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

52%

of Cherokee County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Social services
52%$16.9 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$16.7 million
  • Other public welfare$192 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$6.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$656 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$5.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$5.9 million
  • Airports$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.8%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$248 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$557 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$315 thousand
  • Libraries$242 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$488 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$13 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cherokee County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Cherokee 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.