County government · Dixie County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Dixie County took in $40.2 million and spent $35.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes27%State tax money27%Fines and other23%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)17%Federal tax money5.9%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

23%

of Dixie County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes27%

Property tax
21%$8.3 million
Sales tax
5.8%$2.3 million
Other taxes
0.9%$343 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$154 thousand
  • Other licenses$130 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$6.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$6.3 million
  • Garbage collection$274 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$2.4 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$10.8 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$177 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
23%$9.2 million
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking15%Health and hospitals11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.2%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

46%

of Dixie 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
46%$16.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$5.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.3 million
  • Fire protection$2.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$576 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$5.5 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$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$132 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$5.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$5.1 million
  • Airports$286 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$3.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.2%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.5 million
Sent to other local governments
2.2%$786 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$786 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$520 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$316 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$204 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$243 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$117 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$117 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$24 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$24 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dixie 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 Dixie 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.