County government · Conecuh County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Conecuh County took in $7.6 million and spent $6.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes78%Fines and other19%Fees for services3.1%

What stands out

34%

of Conecuh 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 taxes78%

Other taxes
34%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; motor vehicle licenses and 6 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.3 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$196 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$80 thousand
  • Other licenses$24 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$21 thousand
  • Severance taxes$21 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$11 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
29%$2.2 million
Sales tax
14%$1.1 million

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$239 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$239 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
19%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Interest on debt1.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

35%

of Conecuh County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
35%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
34%$2.1 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$942 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$893 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$181 thousand
  • Government buildings$36 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$995 thousand
  • Police$735 thousand
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$65 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$50 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$50 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$16 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$16 thousand
Social services
0.2%$15 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$13 thousand
  • Welfare institutions$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Conecuh County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Conecuh 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.