County government · Pickens County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Pickens County took in $11.8 million and spent $12.3 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 taxes41%State tax money39%Fees for services (garbage collection)13%Local tax money3.8%Federal tax money2.2%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

39%

of Pickens County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes41%

Property tax
31%$3.7 million
Other taxes
5.1%$607 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; tobacco taxes and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$347 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$170 thousand
  • Other licenses$85 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$4 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.5%$530 thousand

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$943 thousand
  • Other service charges$564 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$264 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$4.6 million

Local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.8%$443 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$233 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Health and hospitals1.7%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

11%

of Pickens County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$4.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
28%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
1.7%$207 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$207 thousand
Social services
0.6%$68 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$68 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$57 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$38 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.2%$25 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pickens 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 Pickens 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.