County government · Henry County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Henry County took in $9.6 million and spent $8.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other50%County taxes50%

What stands out

50%

of Henry County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes50%

Other taxes
22%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.9 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$165 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
22%$2.1 million
Sales tax
6.7%$649 thousand

Fines and other50%

Interest, rents and other
50%$4.8 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.9%Social services1.0%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

8.9%

of Henry 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%

Running the government and other costs
33%$2.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$533 thousand
  • Government buildings$87 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.9%$740 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$740 thousand
Social services
1.0%$80 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$80 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$25 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Henry 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 Henry 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.