County government · Liberty County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Liberty County took in $18.2 million and spent $15.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%County taxes21%Federal tax money12%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)11%Fines and other4.6%Local tax money1.1%

What stands out

50%

of Liberty County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes21%

Property tax
14%$2.6 million
Sales tax
4.4%$805 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$379 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$335 thousand
  • Other licenses$32 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$977 thousand
  • Garbage collection$495 thousand
  • Water$466 thousand
  • Transit fares$47 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$2.3 million

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$9.1 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$196 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$661 thousand
Fines
1.0%$181 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.5%Housing and community development6.6%All other spending13%

What stands out

6.6%

of Liberty County's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
34%$5.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$4.6 million
  • Public transit$436 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$522 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$53 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$32 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$489 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$389 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.5%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$624 thousand
  • Water supply$503 thousand
Housing and community development
6.6%$991 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.4%$822 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$822 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.1%$614 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$614 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$320 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$184 thousand
  • Libraries$136 thousand
Social services
1.0%$144 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$144 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$77 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$77 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$34 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$23 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Liberty County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Liberty 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.