County government · Hamilton County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Hamilton County took in $33.7 million and spent $55.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes46%State tax money30%Fines and other12%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)7.9%Local tax money2.4%Federal tax money1.6%

What stands out

6.1%

of Hamilton County's money comes from fines.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes46%

Property tax
35%$11.7 million
Other taxes
8.5%$2.9 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 4 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$2.3 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$303 thousand
  • Other licenses$120 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$70 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$67 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.0%$1.0 million

Fees for services7.9%

Fees for services
7.9%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Other service charges$2.3 million
  • Garbage collection$200 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$73 thousand
  • Sewer$72 thousand
  • Water$59 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$539 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$10.0 million

Local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.4%$823 thousand

Fines and other12%

Fines
6.1%$2.1 million
Interest, rents and other
6.1%$2.0 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs58%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking15%Health and hospitals4.5%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

58%

of Hamilton County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
58%$31.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$8.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$868 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$198 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$8.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.0 million
Health and hospitals
4.5%$2.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$841 thousand
  • Libraries$742 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$973 thousand
  • Sewer systems$556 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$430 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$360 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$70 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$282 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$204 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$204 thousand
Social services
0.2%$131 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$131 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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.