County government · Lowndes County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Lowndes County took in $9.3 million and spent $14.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes66%State tax money18%Federal tax money10%Fines and other5.7%

What stands out

24%

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

County taxes66%

Property tax
35%$3.3 million
Sales tax
24%$2.3 million
Other taxes
7.2%$672 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 2 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$427 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$130 thousand
  • Severance taxes$71 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$978 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$1.6 million

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$528 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Interest on debt3.3%Health and hospitals1.6%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

47%

of Lowndes County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$6.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.8 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$4.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$957 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Fire protection$369 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$468 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$228 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$228 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$20 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lowndes 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 Lowndes 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.