County government · Sumter County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Sumter County took in $259 million and spent $221 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes50%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)26%Fines and other13%State tax money6.7%Local tax money2.3%Federal tax money1.7%

What stands out

26%

of Sumter County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes50%

Property tax
37%$96.4 million
Sales tax
8.3%$21.5 million
Other taxes
4.7%$12.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$6.2 million
  • Other licenses$4.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$335 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$67.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$41.0 million
  • Garbage collection$17.1 million
  • Other service charges$9.1 million
  • Road charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$4.5 million

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$17.5 million

Local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.3%$5.9 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$33.0 million
Fines
0.4%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

20%

of Sumter County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$99.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 3 more
  • Fire protection$39.8 million
  • Police$35.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$15.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$5.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$44.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$29.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$14.7 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$33.6 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$15.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.8 million
  • Government buildings$2.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$27.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$27.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$5.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
2.1%$4.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.6 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$2.4 million
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$1.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.7 million
Housing and community development
0.6%$1.3 million
Social services
0.5%$1.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sumter 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 Sumter 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.