County government · Coosa County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Coosa County took in $6.0 million and spent $6.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%County taxes44%Fees for services4.5%Fines and other2.4%Local tax money2.1%

What stands out

11%

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

County taxes44%

Property tax
31%$1.8 million
Sales tax
11%$693 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$145 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; tobacco taxes and 2 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$54 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$42 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$35 thousand
  • Other licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$271 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$271 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$2.8 million

Local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.1%$126 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$146 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%Social services0.9%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

44%

of Coosa 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
44%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$782 thousand
  • Fire protection$233 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$65 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$100 thousand
  • Government buildings$95 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$121 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$121 thousand
Social services
0.9%$59 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$59 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$55 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$38 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$38 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$31 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$31 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$24 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Coosa County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Coosa 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.