County government · Holmes County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Holmes County took in $29.0 million and spent $27.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money41%County taxes36%Fees for services (airport, road charges)9.3%Federal tax money5.6%Fines and other4.2%Local tax money3.4%

What stands out

13%

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

County taxes36%

Property tax
17%$4.9 million
Sales tax
13%$3.8 million
Other taxes
6.3%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.4 million
  • Other licenses$238 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$131 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$52 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.3%

Fees for services
9.3%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 2 more
  • Other service charges$2.1 million
  • Airport$570 thousand
  • Road charges$65 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$1.6 million

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$12.0 million

Local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.4%$986 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$901 thousand
Fines
1.1%$310 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking17%Health and hospitals8.8%Sent to other local governments3.8%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

42%

of Holmes 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
42%$11.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$7.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$309 thousand
  • Fire protection$102 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$35 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$5.9 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$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$4.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
  • Airports$347 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.8%$2.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.4 million
Sent to other local governments
3.8%$1.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$1.1 million
Housing and community development
3.0%$846 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$338 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$263 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$194 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$69 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$191 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$191 thousand
Social services
0.4%$121 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$121 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$92 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$92 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Holmes 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 Holmes 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.