County government · Jefferson County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Jefferson County took in $28.7 million and spent $21.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes37%State tax money22%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)17%Local tax money10%Fines and other9.2%Federal tax money4.0%

What stands out

18%

of Jefferson 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 taxes37%

Property tax
20%$5.6 million
Other taxes
18%$5.1 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$3.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$985 thousand
  • Other licenses$927 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$101 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$4.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Garbage collection$2.1 million
  • Road charges$377 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$73 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$1.2 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$6.5 million

Local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
10%$2.9 million

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$2.1 million
Fines
2.0%$579 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.9%Health and hospitals8.8%All other spending11%

What stands out

10%

of Jefferson County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
44%$9.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$6.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$229 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$3.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$790 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.9%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
Health and hospitals
8.8%$1.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$835 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$727 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$108 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.6%$788 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$788 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.6%$338 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$338 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$312 thousand
Social services
0.6%$126 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$126 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jefferson County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Jefferson 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.