County government · Appling County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Appling County took in $30.8 million and spent $26.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes78%Federal tax money6.3%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)6.0%Fines and other4.0%State tax money2.9%Local tax money2.7%

What stands out

26%

of Appling County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes78%

Property tax
49%$15.0 million
Sales tax
26%$7.9 million
Other taxes
3.7%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$959 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$120 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$36 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.0%

Fees for services
6.0%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$176 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$102 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$1.9 million

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$907 thousand

Local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.7%$829 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Fines
2.5%$768 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$449 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Health and hospitals4.6%All other spending7.8%

What stands out

13%

of Appling County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 1%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$10.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$5.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$480 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$5.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.2 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$4.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$540 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$3.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
  • Libraries$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
4.6%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Sent to other local governments
4.3%$1.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$451 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$451 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$437 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$437 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Appling 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 Appling 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.