County government · Jackson County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Jackson County took in $80.4 million and spent $120 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes34%State tax money33%Federal tax money16%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)11%Fines and other3.5%Local tax money1.8%

What stands out

16%

of Jackson County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes34%

Property tax
17%$13.8 million
Other taxes
13%$10.3 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; motor fuel taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$5.8 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$3.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$610 thousand
  • Other licenses$441 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$197 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$183 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.4%$3.5 million

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$9.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$7.4 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$13.2 million

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$26.1 million

Local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.8%$1.5 million

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$2.6 million
Fines
0.3%$263 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs56%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking13%Health and hospitals7.5%Housing and community development3.6%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

56%

of Jackson 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
56%$67.0 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$59.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$6.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$18.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$10.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$6.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$384 thousand
  • Fire protection$43 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$15.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$15.7 million
  • Public transit$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.5%$9.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9.1 million
Housing and community development
3.6%$4.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$210 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$1.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$790 thousand
  • Libraries$609 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$441 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$390 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$51 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$405 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$405 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$113 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$113 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jackson 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 Jackson 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.