County government · Lauderdale County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Lauderdale County took in $55.5 million and spent $49.5 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 taxes34%State tax money29%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)18%Federal tax money8.9%Fines and other7.9%Local tax money1.8%

What stands out

7.4%

of Lauderdale County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.8%.

County taxes34%

Property tax
27%$14.7 million
Other taxes
7.4%$4.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor fuel taxes and 5 more
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$985 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$791 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$591 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$275 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$172 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$10.2 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$6.0 million
  • Other service charges$4.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
  • Parking$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.9%

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

From the federal government
8.9%$4.9 million

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$16.2 million

Local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.8%$980 thousand

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$4.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Interest on debt2.5%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

15%

of Lauderdale County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$14.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$6.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.9 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$956 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$368 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$13.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$13.2 million
  • Airports$27 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$11.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.2 million
  • Government buildings$2.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Other government-run businesses$37 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$7.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.6 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$1.2 million
Environment and natural resources
1.6%$795 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$795 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$740 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$740 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$562 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$342 thousand
  • Libraries$220 thousand
Social services
0.5%$226 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$226 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale 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.