County government · Clay County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Clay County took in $8.4 million and spent $7.6 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 taxes43%State tax money40%Fines and other9.3%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.1%Federal tax money3.2%Local tax money0.9%

What stands out

9%

of Clay County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes43%

Property tax
28%$2.4 million
Other taxes
9.0%$760 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$306 thousand
  • Other licenses$233 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$182 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$34 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.9%$492 thousand

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$341 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$340 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$268 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$3.3 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$72 thousand

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
9.3%$779 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.7%Interest on debt1.3%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

37%

of Clay 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
37%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.3 million
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$488 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$354 thousand
  • Government buildings$231 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$195 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
  • Airports$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.7%$436 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$430 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$101 thousand
Social services
1.0%$78 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$78 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clay 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 Clay 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.