County government · Dallas County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Dallas County took in $7.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes from

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Where it comes from

County taxes100%

What stands out

50%

of Dallas 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 taxes100%

Other taxes
50%$3.9 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 3 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$3.6 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$252 thousand
  • Other licenses$40 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$4 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
46%$3.7 million
Property tax
3.5%$275 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dallas 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 Dallas 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.