County government · Santa Rosa County, FL

Santa Rosa County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Santa Rosa County took in $252 million and spent $218 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes55%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)14%State tax money11%Fines and other9.3%Federal tax money7.9%Local tax money3.1%

What stands out

12%

of Santa Rosa County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.8%.

County taxes55%

Property tax
33%$83.6 million
Other taxes
12%$29.4 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$8.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$8.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$6.6 million
  • Other licenses$5.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
9.7%$24.3 million

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$35.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$17.3 million
  • Garbage collection$14.3 million
  • Water$3.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$831 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.9%

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

From the federal government
7.9%$19.9 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$27.7 million

Local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.1%$7.9 million

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$21.4 million
Fines
0.8%$1.9 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.9%Health and hospitals3.1%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

46%

of Santa Rosa County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$101 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$69.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$21.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$4.7 million
  • Fire protection$4.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$53.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$41.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.9 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$28.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$27.7 million
  • Airports$844 thousand
  • Toll roads and bridges$87 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.9%$12.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$8.9 million
  • Sewer systems$3.4 million
  • Electric power$626 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.1%$6.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$5.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.6 million
Environment and natural resources
2.4%$5.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5.3 million
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$1.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$1.8 million
Housing and community development
0.8%$1.8 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$932 thousand
Social services
0.1%$279 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$279 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa 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.