County government · Morgan County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Morgan County took in $70.7 million and spent $58.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes41%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)28%State tax money20%Fines and other8.5%Federal tax money1.6%Local tax money1.2%

What stands out

28%

of Morgan County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes41%

Property tax
36%$25.3 million
Sales tax
3.4%$2.4 million
Other taxes
1.6%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$19.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$15.2 million
  • Garbage collection$3.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$314 thousand
  • Road charges$200 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$1.1 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$14.3 million

Local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.2%$854 thousand

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$6.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

45%

of Morgan 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
45%$26.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$14.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$5.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.8 million
  • Fire protection$2.7 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$13.9 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$7.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$10.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.9%$4.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$675 thousand
Social services
0.9%$514 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$514 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$400 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$400 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Morgan 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 Morgan 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.