County government · Randolph County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Randolph County took in $7.2 million and spent $9.9 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 taxes49%State tax money45%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.8%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

45%

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

County taxes49%

Property tax
43%$3.1 million
Other taxes
6.1%$439 thousand
What's in other taxesTobacco taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Tobacco taxes$186 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$143 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$86 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$21 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$349 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$349 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$3.3 million

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$85 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Interest on debt0.8%All other spending0.1%

What stands out

10%

of Randolph 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%

Running the government and other costs
44%$4.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$900 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$766 thousand
  • Government buildings$187 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.6 million
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$97 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$990 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$990 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$80 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Randolph 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 Randolph 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.