County government · Lamar County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Lamar County took in $8.2 million and spent $7.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%County taxes35%Fees for services9.2%Fines and other7.6%

What stands out

48%

of Lamar County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes35%

Property tax
29%$2.4 million
Other taxes
6.3%$519 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and other licenses
  • Motor fuel taxes$511 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.2%

Fees for services
9.2%$754 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$754 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$3.9 million

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$629 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Social services2.3%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

12%

of Lamar 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%

Roads, transit and parking
29%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$989 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$611 thousand
  • Government buildings$382 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$226 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$252 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$907 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$907 thousand
Social services
2.3%$177 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$177 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$79 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lamar 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 Lamar 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.