County government · Sumter County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Sumter County took in $9.6 million and spent $9.3 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 taxes45%State tax money26%Fines and other22%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)7.2%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

17%

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

County taxes45%

Property tax
25%$2.4 million
Sales tax
17%$1.7 million
Other taxes
3.2%$308 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 6 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$105 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$95 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$39 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$33 thousand
  • Other licenses$13 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$11 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.2%

Fees for services
7.2%$692 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$490 thousand
  • Other service charges$178 thousand
  • Sewer$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$31 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$2.5 million

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
22%$2.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking30%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Health and hospitals2.4%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

11%

of Sumter 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
31%$2.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
30%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$2.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$998 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$906 thousand
  • Sewer systems$92 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.4%$226 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$226 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$41 thousand
Social services
0.4%$36 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sumter 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 Sumter 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.