County government · Baker County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Baker County took in $75.0 million and spent $64.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (parks and recreation)38%State tax money22%County taxes17%Fines and other14%Federal tax money7.2%Local tax money2.1%

What stands out

38%

of Baker County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes17%

Property tax
10%$7.5 million
Other taxes
3.6%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$700 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$204 thousand
  • Other licenses$159 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$128 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$115 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.5%$2.6 million

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$28.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$28.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.2%

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

From the federal government
7.2%$5.4 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$16.3 million

Local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.1%$1.6 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
13%$9.7 million
Fines
1.1%$844 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails64%Roads, transit and parking12%Health and hospitals8.9%Running the government and other costs7.6%Sent to other local governments2.5%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

64%

of Baker County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
64%$41.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$28.9 million
  • Police$8.2 million
  • Fire protection$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$438 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$7.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.6 million
Health and hospitals
8.9%$5.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.7 million
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$4.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$148 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.5%$1.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$952 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$952 thousand
Social services
1.5%$936 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$936 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$613 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$322 thousand
  • Libraries$291 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$501 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$179 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$179 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$80 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Baker 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 Baker 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.