County government · Richmond County, GA

Augusta-Richmond County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Augusta-Richmond County took in $591 million and spent $575 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)35%City-county taxes25%County and local tax money23%Fines and other7.6%Federal tax money7.5%State tax money2.1%

What stands out

23%

of Augusta-Richmond County's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 0.9%.

City-county taxes25%

Property tax
14%$81.1 million
Other taxes
11%$65.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; insurance premium taxes and 6 more
  • Public utility taxes$24.1 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$17.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$8.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.9 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$3.6 million
  • Other licenses$3.3 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.3 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$209 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 8 more
  • Sewer$82.9 million
  • Garbage collection$38.9 million
  • Water$29.9 million
  • Other service charges$24.2 million
  • Airport$20.7 million
  • Parking$5.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.1 million
  • Transit fares$1.6 million
  • Housing$1.2 million
  • Road charges$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$44.6 million

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$12.5 million

County and local tax money23%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
23%$134 million

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$40.9 million
Fines
0.7%$4.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries8.3%All other spending12%

What stands out

7.1%

of Augusta-Richmond County's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 2.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$150 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$56.0 million
  • Fire protection$36.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$29.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$25.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$128 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$50.1 million
  • Water supply$39.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$38.5 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$112 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$66.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21.1 million
  • Government buildings$16.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$660 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$66.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$42.3 million
  • Airports$23.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.3%$47.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$44.8 million
  • Libraries$3.1 million
Interest on debt
7.1%$40.8 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$32.8 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$7.9 million
Health and hospitals
1.8%$10.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10.5 million
Housing and community development
1.8%$10.2 million
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$6.7 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$6.7 million
Social services
0.2%$1.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$577 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$577 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Augusta-Richmond County Consolidated Government. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Augusta-Richmond County Consolidated Government 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.