County government · Nassau County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Nassau County took in $242 million and spent $172 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes67%Fines and other10%Federal tax money9.2%Fees for services (sewer, water)6.0%State tax money5.8%Local tax money1.6%

What stands out

15%

of Nassau County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes67%

Property tax
44%$107 million
Sales tax
15%$36.1 million
Other taxes
8.3%$20.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$11.4 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$5.0 million
  • Other licenses$2.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$720 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$476 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.0%

Fees for services
6.0%$14.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 4 more
  • Other service charges$8.7 million
  • Sewer$3.3 million
  • Water$2.0 million
  • Road charges$349 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.2%

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

From the federal government
9.2%$22.2 million

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$13.9 million

Local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.6%$3.8 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.8%$23.8 million
Fines
0.3%$612 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking15%Health and hospitals9.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.8%All other spending10%

What stands out

3.6%

of Nassau County's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$62.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$30.9 million
  • Fire protection$14.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$11.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$43.7 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$16.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.2 million
  • Government buildings$3.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$25.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$25.2 million
Health and hospitals
9.6%$16.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.8%$6.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$4.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
Environment and natural resources
3.6%$6.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$5.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.0 million
  • Libraries$1.8 million
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$2.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$2.5 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$1.7 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.5 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$178 thousand
Social services
0.4%$640 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$640 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$290 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Nassau 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 Nassau 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.