County government · Clay County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Clay County took in $334 million and spent $292 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes54%Fines and other20%State tax money8.1%Fees for services (garbage collection, housing)7.7%Federal tax money6.9%Local tax money3.3%

What stands out

20%

of Clay County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 5.4%.

County taxes54%

Property tax
35%$117 million
Sales tax
9.7%$32.5 million
Other taxes
8.7%$29.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor fuel taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$10.5 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$7.9 million
  • Other licenses$4.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.8 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.7 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.7%

Fees for services
7.7%$25.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$17.8 million
  • Garbage collection$7.3 million
  • Housing$359 thousand
  • Water$283 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.9%

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

From the federal government
6.9%$23.0 million

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$27.0 million

Local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.3%$11.1 million

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
20%$65.7 million
Fines
0.7%$2.3 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs12%Health and hospitals9.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.3%All other spending12%

What stands out

25%

of Clay 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
33%$96.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$59.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$17.3 million
  • Fire protection$10.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$6.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
25%$73.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$70.9 million
  • Parking$2.9 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$33.7 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$16.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.8 million
  • Government buildings$2.5 million
Health and hospitals
9.8%$28.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$28.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.3%$24.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$24.3 million
Social services
7.0%$20.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$20.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$6.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.5 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$4.3 million
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$2.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$2.1 million
Housing and community development
0.7%$2.0 million
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$1.0 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clay 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 Clay 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.