County government · St Clair County, AL

St. Clair County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), St. Clair County took in $59.1 million and spent $46.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes65%Fees for services (parks and recreation)12%Fines and other9.6%Federal tax money7.8%State tax money6.0%

What stands out

22%

of St. Clair County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes65%

Property tax
35%$20.8 million
Sales tax
22%$13.1 million
Other taxes
7.6%$4.5 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 4 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$3.4 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$399 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$360 thousand
  • Other licenses$211 thousand
  • Severance taxes$58 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$6.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$6.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.8%

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

From the federal government
7.8%$4.6 million

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$3.5 million

Fines and other9.6%

Interest, rents and other
9.6%$5.7 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs67%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt3.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

67%

of St. Clair County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
67%$30.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$26.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$882 thousand
  • Government buildings$667 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$7.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$105 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$36 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$5.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
  • Public transit$750 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$881 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$881 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$678 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$678 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$255 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$255 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

St. Clair 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 St. Clair 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.