County government · Alachua County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Alachua County took in $469 million and spent $362 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes50%Fines and other16%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)12%State tax money7.0%Local tax money2.0%

What stands out

13%

of Alachua County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 4.5%.

County taxes50%

Property tax
36%$170 million
Other taxes
7.9%$37.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor fuel taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$15.7 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$8.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$8.0 million
  • Other licenses$2.8 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$560 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.9%$27.9 million

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$58.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Other service charges$45.1 million
  • Garbage collection$12.1 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$659 thousand
  • Road charges$285 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$69 thousand
  • Water$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$60.2 million

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$32.9 million

Local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.0%$9.6 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$70.9 million
Fines
0.5%$2.4 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Running the government and other costs23%Health and hospitals9.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.6%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%All other spending15%

What stands out

41%

of Alachua County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$148 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$51.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$44.5 million
  • Fire protection$27.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$21.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.1 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$82.3 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$52.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20.0 million
  • Government buildings$7.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
Health and hospitals
9.2%$33.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$33.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.6%$27.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$27.3 million
  • Water supply$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$17.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.8%$17.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$15.8 million
  • Public transit$1.4 million
Environment and natural resources
3.6%$13.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$13.1 million
Sent to other local governments
3.1%$11.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$11.2 million
Social services
1.3%$4.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4.8 million
Housing and community development
1.1%$3.9 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$2.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Alachua 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 Alachua 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.