County government · Lee County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Lee County took in $61.1 million and spent $54.8 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 taxes51%State tax money22%Fees for services (garbage collection)18%Fines and other4.5%Local tax money3.0%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

43%

of Lee County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes51%

Property tax
43%$26.4 million
Other taxes
4.2%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.3 million
  • Other licenses$1.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$166 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$50 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.7%$2.3 million

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$11.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$7.5 million
  • Garbage collection$3.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$863 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$13.1 million

Local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.0%$1.8 million

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$2.7 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.5%Interest on debt1.7%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

42%

of Lee County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$22.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 4 more
  • Police$12.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$8.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$727 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$413 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$116 thousand
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$17.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$12.0 million
  • Government buildings$3.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$348 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$9.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.5%$4.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.1 million
Interest on debt
1.7%$939 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$443 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$443 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$43 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$43 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$9 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lee 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 Lee 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.