County government · Escambia County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Escambia County took in $19.5 million and spent $18.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes56%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)25%State tax money16%Fines and other3.6%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

17%

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

County taxes56%

Property tax
29%$5.7 million
Sales tax
17%$3.3 million
Other taxes
9.5%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other selective sales taxes and 5 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$869 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$459 thousand
  • Other licenses$223 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$155 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$83 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$33 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$4.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$2.6 million
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$962 thousand
  • Airport$164 thousand
  • Road charges$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$65 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$3.0 million

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$697 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Interest on debt2.6%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

10%

of Escambia County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$7.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$475 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$4.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$996 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$646 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
  • Airports$219 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$691 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$481 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$459 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$468 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$468 thousand
Social services
1.1%$199 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$199 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$120 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$120 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$27 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Escambia 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 Escambia 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.