County government · Coffee County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Coffee County took in $34.9 million and spent $33.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes44%Fees for services (garbage collection)27%Federal tax money13%Fines and other11%State tax money4.0%Local tax money1.6%

What stands out

15%

of Coffee County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.8%.

County taxes44%

Property tax
20%$7.0 million
Other taxes
15%$5.3 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$4.1 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$712 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$399 thousand
  • Other licenses$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
8.9%$3.1 million

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$9.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$9.3 million
  • Other service charges$112 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$4.5 million

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$1.4 million

Local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.6%$558 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$3.7 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking10%Social services2.0%Interest on debt1.5%

What stands out

36%

of Coffee County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.6%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$11.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$11.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$8.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$8.5 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$8.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Social services
2.0%$662 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$662 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$492 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Coffee 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 Coffee 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.