County government · Levy County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Levy County took in $159 million and spent $62.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other58%County taxes21%State tax money9.4%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)7.3%Federal tax money3.3%Local tax money1.0%

What stands out

58%

of Levy County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes21%

Property tax
14%$22.3 million
Sales tax
3.6%$5.7 million
Other taxes
3.1%$4.9 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$2.5 million
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$757 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$364 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$153 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.3%

Fees for services
7.3%$11.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$9.7 million
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$152 thousand
  • Transit fares$133 thousand
  • Water$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$5.2 million

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$14.9 million

Local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.0%$1.6 million

Fines and other58%

Interest, rents and other
58%$92.7 million
Fines
0.1%$201 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking15%Health and hospitals14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.4%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

7.4%

of Levy 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
35%$21.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$9.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$6.3 million
  • Fire protection$2.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$966 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$13.7 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$5.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.4 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$9.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$8.6 million
  • Public transit$874 thousand
  • Airports$23 thousand
Health and hospitals
14%$8.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.4%$4.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.4 million
  • Water supply$231 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.3%$1.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$1.4 million
Social services
1.4%$843 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$843 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$755 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$435 thousand
  • Libraries$320 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$650 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$650 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$439 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$64 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Levy 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 Levy 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.