County government · Franklin County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Franklin County took in $48.9 million and spent $47.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes44%State tax money22%Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)20%Federal tax money6.7%Fines and other6.1%Local tax money2.2%

What stands out

10%

of Franklin County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes44%

Property tax
29%$14.0 million
Other taxes
10%$4.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.3 million
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$319 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$75 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.0%$2.5 million

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$9.6 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Hospital bills$7.9 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$584 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$7 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

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

From the federal government
6.7%$3.3 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$10.6 million

Local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.2%$1.1 million

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$2.9 million
Fines
0.2%$102 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals28%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries8.5%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

28%

of Franklin County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
28%$13.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$12.7 million
  • Public health$595 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$11.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$8.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$812 thousand
  • Fire protection$497 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$335 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$9.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$695 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$6.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.5%$4.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.7 million
  • Libraries$369 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.8%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$800 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$800 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$161 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$161 thousand
Social services
0.2%$82 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$82 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$71 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Franklin 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 Franklin 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.