County government · Suwannee County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Suwannee County took in $77.1 million and spent $67.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes48%State tax money18%Fines and other15%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)12%Local tax money5.6%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

14%

of Suwannee County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes48%

Property tax
22%$17.0 million
Other taxes
14%$10.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor fuel taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$7.0 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$3.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$345 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$226 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
12%$9.2 million

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$9.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$7.4 million
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$577 thousand
  • Road charges$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$858 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$13.6 million

Local tax money5.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.6%$4.3 million

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
13%$9.7 million
Fines
2.8%$2.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking20%Health and hospitals13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.9%All other spending12%

What stands out

7.9%

of Suwannee 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
25%$16.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$9.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$467 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$14.3 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$5.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
20%$13.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$9.8 million
  • Airports$3.9 million
Health and hospitals
13%$8.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.9%$5.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.0 million
  • Water supply$357 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.7%$5.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
Environment and natural resources
1.6%$1.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.1 million
Social services
1.5%$992 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$992 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$915 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$915 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$183 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Suwannee 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 Suwannee 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.