County government · Madison County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Madison County took in $218 million and spent $183 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes44%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)24%State tax money18%Fines and other7.5%Federal tax money6.3%

What stands out

24%

of Madison County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 14%.

County taxes44%

Property tax
37%$81.4 million
Other taxes
6.6%$14.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and motor fuel taxes
  • Other licenses$7.9 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$6.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$53.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$20.8 million
  • Water$18.2 million
  • Garbage collection$13.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$631 thousand
  • Road charges$328 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$13.6 million

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$38.7 million

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$16.3 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

15%

of Madison County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 2.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$64.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$30.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$15.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$12.2 million
  • Fire protection$5.9 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$49.5 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$22.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$26.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$13.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$13.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$26.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$26.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$9.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9.5 million
Health and hospitals
1.4%$2.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.6 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$2.2 million
Social services
0.3%$488 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$488 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Madison County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Madison 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.