County government · DeKalb County, AL

De Kalb County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), De Kalb County took in $35.9 million and spent $33.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes33%State tax money31%Fines and other20%Federal tax money15%Local tax money2.1%

What stands out

19%

of De Kalb County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 5.4%.

County taxes33%

Property tax
20%$7.3 million
Sales tax
7.4%$2.7 million
Other taxes
4.9%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; tobacco taxes and 4 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.1 million
  • Tobacco taxes$366 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$245 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$42 thousand
  • Other licenses$18 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money15%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
15%$5.2 million

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$11.2 million

Local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.1%$741 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
19%$6.9 million
Fines
0.3%$93 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Interest on debt4.2%Social services1.9%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

35%

of De Kalb County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
35%$11.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.8 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$9.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$9.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and prisons and jails
  • Police$5.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.6 million
Interest on debt
4.2%$1.4 million
Social services
1.9%$655 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$655 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$490 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$490 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$401 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$228 thousand
  • Libraries$173 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

De Kalb 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 De Kalb 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.