County government · Marengo County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Marengo County took in $9.5 million and spent $5.4 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 taxes81%State tax money18%Fines and other0.4%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.2%

What stands out

22%

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

County taxes81%

Property tax
43%$4.1 million
Sales tax
22%$2.1 million
Other taxes
16%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$682 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$483 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$218 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$107 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$55 thousand
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$19 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$1.7 million

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs26%Interest on debt3.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.2%Health and hospitals0.8%

What stands out

38%

of Marengo County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and prisons and jails
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$836 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$634 thousand
  • Government buildings$487 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$316 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$171 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$63 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$63 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$43 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$43 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marengo 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 Marengo 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.