County government · Hale County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Hale County took in $9.8 million and spent $11.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes60%State tax money18%Fees for services (garbage collection)9.9%Local tax money9.1%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

30%

of Hale 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 taxes60%

Other taxes
30%$3.0 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 3 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$2.6 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$182 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$88 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$38 thousand
  • Severance taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
25%$2.4 million
Sales tax
5.1%$500 thousand

Fees for services9.9%

Fees for services
9.9%$965 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$965 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$1.8 million

Local tax money9.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
9.1%$886 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$269 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.9%Health and hospitals0.5%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

40%

of Hale County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$397 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$41 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$2.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$460 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$420 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$367 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.9%$761 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$761 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$53 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$53 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hale 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 Hale 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.