County government · Geneva County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Geneva County took in $10.7 million and spent $13.0 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 taxes75%Fees for services11%State tax money9.5%Local tax money4.9%

What stands out

74%

of Geneva County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes75%

Property tax
74%$8.0 million
Other taxes
0.6%$67 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.5%

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

From the state
9.5%$1.0 million

Local tax money4.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.9%$528 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

49%

of Geneva County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
49%$6.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$2.8 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$2.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$48 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Geneva 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 Geneva 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.