County government · Clarke County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Clarke County took in $26.0 million and spent $11.6 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 taxes36%State tax money27%Fines and other16%Fees for services (road charges)15%Federal tax money6.3%

What stands out

17%

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

County taxes36%

Sales tax
17%$4.5 million
Property tax
16%$4.2 million
Other taxes
2.4%$628 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$628 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$3.9 million
  • Road charges$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$1.6 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$6.9 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$4.2 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs27%Interest on debt1.5%Health and hospitals1.2%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

43%

of Clarke 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
43%$4.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$971 thousand
  • Fire protection$466 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$944 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$858 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$173 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$144 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$144 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$40 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$40 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clarke 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 Clarke 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.