County government · Escambia County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Escambia County took in $598 million and spent $589 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes57%Fines and other15%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)9.9%State tax money8.8%Federal tax money6.0%Local tax money3.7%

What stands out

17%

of Escambia County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.7%.

County taxes57%

Property tax
29%$176 million
Sales tax
17%$104 million
Other taxes
10%$61.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$21.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$17.2 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$15.3 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.2 million
  • Other licenses$765 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.9%

Fees for services
9.9%$59.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 6 more
  • Other service charges$26.9 million
  • Garbage collection$20.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$7.6 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$3.1 million
  • Road charges$761 thousand
  • Transit fares$711 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$97 thousand
  • Sewer$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government
6.0%$35.7 million

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$52.3 million

Local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.7%$22.4 million

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
14%$83.5 million
Fines
0.5%$3.3 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking14%Health and hospitals6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%All other spending9.3%

What stands out

40%

of Escambia 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
40%$236 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; probation, parole and other corrections and 4 more
  • Police$87.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$67.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$50.1 million
  • Fire protection$25.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$5.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$947 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$151 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$62.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$53.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30.1 million
  • Government buildings$5.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$82.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$67.0 million
  • Public transit$15.3 million
Health and hospitals
6.3%$37.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$37.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$26.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$20.1 million
  • Libraries$6.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.8%$22.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$22.3 million
Environment and natural resources
2.3%$13.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$13.5 million
Housing and community development
1.4%$8.2 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$6.2 million
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$4.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$4.8 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Escambia 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 Escambia 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.