County government · Perry County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Perry County took in $4.1 million and spent $6.0 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

County taxes69%Fines and other16%Federal tax money9.6%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.0%Local tax money0.6%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

18%

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

County taxes69%

Property tax
43%$1.7 million
Sales tax
18%$745 thousand
Other taxes
8.3%$337 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; alcoholic beverage taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$174 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$122 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$29 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$8 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$162 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$162 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government
9.6%$394 thousand

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$13 thousand

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$26 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$607 thousand
Fines
1.3%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs22%Interest on debt7.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.3%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

42%

of Perry 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
42%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$836 thousand
  • Fire protection$570 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$687 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$576 thousand
  • Government buildings$85 thousand
Interest on debt
7.5%$452 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.3%$202 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$202 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$45 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$45 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Perry 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 Perry 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.