County government · Cullman County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Cullman County took in $62.9 million and spent $90.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes55%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)43%Fines and other1.5%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

32%

of Cullman County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes55%

Sales tax
32%$20.2 million
Property tax
23%$14.4 million
Other taxes
0.1%$83 thousand
What's in other taxesTobacco taxes; motor fuel taxes and 1 more
  • Tobacco taxes$39 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$26 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$26.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$16.6 million
  • Garbage collection$8.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Transit fares$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$509 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$838 thousand
Fines
0.1%$92 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Parks, recreation and libraries8.8%Running the government and other costs4.9%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

26%

of Cullman 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%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$33.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$33.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$23.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$14.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$9.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$19.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$12.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$5.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$102 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.8%$7.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$7.5 million
  • Libraries$423 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.9%$4.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Government buildings$2.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$204 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$710 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$710 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$522 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$177 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$177 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cullman 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 Cullman 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.