County government · Crenshaw County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Crenshaw County took in $11.9 million and spent $8.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money39%County taxes36%Fines and other20%Fees for services (road charges)5.7%

What stands out

20%

of Crenshaw County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes36%

Property tax
24%$2.9 million
Sales tax
11%$1.3 million
Other taxes
0.8%$91 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.7%

Fees for services
5.7%$682 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$653 thousand
  • Road charges$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$4.6 million

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
20%$2.3 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Running the government and other costs14%Interest on debt6.7%Police, fire, courts and jails1.4%Social services1.4%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

75%

of Crenshaw 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
75%$6.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.4 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
Interest on debt
6.7%$575 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.4%$118 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails
  • Prisons and jails$118 thousand
Social services
1.4%$118 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$118 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$116 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$116 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$27 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Crenshaw 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 Crenshaw 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.