County government · Washington County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Washington County took in $19.6 million and spent $13.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes37%State tax money25%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)22%Fines and other16%

What stands out

19%

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

County taxes37%

Sales tax
19%$3.7 million
Property tax
17%$3.4 million
Other taxes
1.2%$227 thousand
What's in other taxesTobacco taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Tobacco taxes$109 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$86 thousand
  • Other licenses$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$4.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$2.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Road charges$331 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$4.9 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$3.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking22%Interest on debt2.4%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

24%

of Washington 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
27%$3.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$957 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$541 thousand
  • Fire protection$259 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$3.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
22%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$327 thousand
Social services
0.3%$37 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$37 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Washington County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Washington 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.