County government · Pike County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Pike County took in $13.2 million and spent $15.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes56%State tax money33%Fines and other7.0%Fees for services3.6%

What stands out

10%

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

County taxes56%

Property tax
42%$5.6 million
Sales tax
9.8%$1.3 million
Other taxes
4.1%$540 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$302 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$161 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$56 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$19 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$478 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$478 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$4.4 million

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$917 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Roads, transit and parking30%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

44%

of Pike County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$6.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
30%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$3.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$3.7 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$242 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pike County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Pike 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.