County government · Gadsden County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Gadsden County took in $64.4 million and spent $51.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes43%State tax money34%Fees for services (airport, parks and recreation)11%Federal tax money6.7%Fines and other3.0%Local tax money2.6%

What stands out

10%

of Gadsden County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes43%

Property tax
23%$14.9 million
Other taxes
10%$6.6 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; motor fuel taxes and 4 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2.7 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$2.3 million
  • Other licenses$1.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$226 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$192 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$146 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
10%$6.5 million

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$7.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 1 more
  • Other service charges$6.6 million
  • Airport$455 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$23 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%$4.3 million

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$21.6 million

Local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.6%$1.6 million

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$1.7 million
Fines
0.3%$170 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking17%Health and hospitals14%Social services3.8%All other spending9.9%

What stands out

14%

of Gadsden 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$18.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 4 more
  • Police$6.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$5.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$210 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$10.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Government buildings$68 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$8.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$5.1 million
  • Airports$3.3 million
  • Public transit$177 thousand
Health and hospitals
14%$7.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.2 million
Social services
3.8%$1.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$361 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.7%$1.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$1.4 million
Housing and community development
2.2%$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$542 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$542 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$387 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$88 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$88 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gadsden 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 Gadsden 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.