County government · Atkinson County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Atkinson County took in $11.5 million and spent $13.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes43%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)36%Federal tax money8.2%Local tax money4.6%Fines and other4.2%State tax money3.9%

What stands out

36%

of Atkinson County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes43%

Property tax
25%$2.9 million
Sales tax
14%$1.6 million
Other taxes
3.5%$406 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$372 thousand
  • Other licenses$17 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$11 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$3.3 million
  • Other service charges$866 thousand
  • Road charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.2%

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

From the federal government
8.2%$951 thousand

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$455 thousand

Local tax money4.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.6%$529 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Fines
2.8%$320 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.4%$164 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking17%Health and hospitals3.2%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

24%

of Atkinson 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
28%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.9 million
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$534 thousand
  • Fire protection$292 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.3 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$3.1 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$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$384 thousand
  • Government buildings$76 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Health and hospitals
3.2%$437 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$437 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.1%$290 thousand
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$290 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$140 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$101 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$101 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$15 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

Atkinson County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Atkinson 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.