County government · Lawrence County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Lawrence County took in $7.2 million and spent $15.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes53%Fees for services (garbage collection)31%State tax money16%

What stands out

16%

of Lawrence County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes53%

Property tax
32%$2.3 million
Sales tax
16%$1.1 million
Other taxes
5.2%$379 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$379 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$2.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Interest on debt2.4%

What stands out

21%

of Lawrence 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
51%$7.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and prisons and jails
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$3.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.2 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$376 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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.