County government · Talladega County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Talladega County took in $47.7 million and spent $28.7 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 taxes48%State tax money25%Fees for services (water, road charges)14%Fines and other7.7%Federal tax money4.2%

What stands out

10%

of Talladega County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.8%.

County taxes48%

Property tax
31%$14.5 million
Other taxes
10%$4.9 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.0 million
  • Other licenses$931 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
7.7%$3.7 million

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$6.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$5.0 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Road charges$754 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$2.0 million

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$12.0 million

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$3.7 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.1%Interest on debt2.0%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

25%

of Talladega County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
48%$13.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$7.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
25%$7.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.1 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$5.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$548 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.1%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$707 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$579 thousand
Social services
0.8%$234 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$234 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$112 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$112 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$17 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Talladega 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 Talladega 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.