County government · Montgomery County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Montgomery County took in $180 million and spent $122 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 taxes58%State tax money19%Federal tax money10%Fines and other7.8%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)5.2%

What stands out

39%

of Montgomery County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes58%

Sales tax
39%$70.8 million
Property tax
16%$28.0 million
Other taxes
3.1%$5.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$5.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.2%

Fees for services
5.2%$9.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$9.3 million
  • Road charges$67 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$18.2 million

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$34.0 million

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$14.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Running the government and other costs40%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%Interest on debt1.5%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

40%

of Montgomery County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
44%$53.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$24.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$14.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$9.8 million
  • Fire protection$4.7 million
Running the government and other costs
40%$48.3 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$23.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$13.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$2.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.7 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$1.8 million
Health and hospitals
1.2%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Social services
0.3%$380 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$380 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$225 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$225 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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.