County government · Leon County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Leon County took in $393 million and spent $360 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes64%Fees for services (garbage collection, housing)12%State tax money8.2%Fines and other7.0%Federal tax money4.8%Local tax money3.8%

What stands out

17%

of Leon County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.5%.

County taxes64%

Property tax
47%$185 million
Other taxes
17%$68.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$27.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$16.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$12.6 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$7.8 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$3.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$307 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$47.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 6 more
  • Other service charges$33.7 million
  • Garbage collection$11.2 million
  • Housing$1.0 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$361 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$298 thousand
  • Parking$218 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$130 thousand
  • Road charges$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$18.8 million

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$32.1 million

Local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.8%$14.9 million

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$27.2 million
Fines
<0.1%$300 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs24%Health and hospitals9.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.4%Social services7.2%All other spending16%

What stands out

36%

of Leon County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$131 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$55.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$48.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$12.5 million
  • Fire protection$11.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.9 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$88.0 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$38.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34.6 million
  • Government buildings$7.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.2 million
Health and hospitals
9.1%$32.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$32.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.4%$26.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$18.9 million
  • Sewer systems$7.8 million
Social services
7.2%$25.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$25.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$20.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$20.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$18.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$11.4 million
  • Libraries$6.7 million
Environment and natural resources
3.2%$11.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$11.6 million
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$3.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$3.1 million
Housing and community development
0.6%$2.2 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$852 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Leon 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 Leon 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.