County government · Bradford County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Bradford County took in $46.9 million and spent $77.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes37%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)28%State tax money27%Fines and other5.0%Local tax money2.0%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

28%

of Bradford 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 taxes37%

Property tax
25%$12.0 million
Sales tax
7.8%$3.7 million
Other taxes
4.0%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$216 thousand
  • Other licenses$182 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$142 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$13.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$12.0 million
  • Road charges$599 thousand
  • Garbage collection$414 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$309 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$12.8 million

Local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.0%$939 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$2.0 million
Fines
0.8%$376 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking10%Health and hospitals9.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.1%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

50%

of Bradford County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
50%$39.0 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$34.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Government buildings$305 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$18.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$11.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$7.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$267 thousand
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$7.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$5.6 million
  • Airports$2.1 million
Health and hospitals
9.4%$7.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$1.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$927 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$836 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$91 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$328 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$328 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$183 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$28 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bradford 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 Bradford 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.