County government · Etowah County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Etowah County took in $60.0 million and spent $52.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes35%State tax money25%Fees for services (road charges)21%Federal tax money7.5%Local tax money6.0%Fines and other5.7%

What stands out

6%

of Etowah County's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.1%.

County taxes35%

Property tax
24%$14.4 million
Sales tax
9.2%$5.5 million
Other taxes
1.6%$975 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other selective sales taxes$534 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$441 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$12.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$10.8 million
  • Road charges$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$4.5 million

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$15.2 million

Local tax money6.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
6.0%$3.6 million

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$3.4 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails50%Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking16%Interest on debt1.5%Social services1.4%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

50%

of Etowah County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
50%$26.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$14.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$5.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.8 million
  • Fire protection$2.7 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$16.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$9.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$8.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.1 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$761 thousand
Social services
1.4%$745 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$745 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$369 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$369 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$29 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Etowah County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Etowah 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.