County government · Limestone County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Limestone County took in $51.0 million and spent $34.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes43%State tax money36%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)12%Fines and other6.4%Federal tax money3.3%

What stands out

36%

of Limestone County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes43%

Property tax
33%$17.1 million
Other taxes
6.7%$3.4 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; motor fuel taxes and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.7 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.4 million
  • Other licenses$332 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.5%$1.3 million

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$6.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$5.4 million
  • Garbage collection$388 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$212 thousand
  • Road charges$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$1.7 million

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$18.3 million

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$3.3 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking19%Health and hospitals3.3%Sent to other local governments3.1%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

44%

of Limestone 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
44%$15.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$7.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$8.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$6.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.5 million
Health and hospitals
3.3%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Sent to other local governments
3.1%$1.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.0 million
Social services
2.9%$986 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$986 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$547 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$407 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$407 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$134 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$134 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Limestone County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Limestone 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.