County government · Bacon County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bacon County took in $13.0 million and spent $13.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes62%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)16%Fines and other14%State tax money7.2%Local tax money1.1%

What stands out

26%

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

County taxes62%

Property tax
32%$4.1 million
Sales tax
26%$3.3 million
Other taxes
4.8%$628 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$581 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$28 thousand
  • Other licenses$12 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$518 thousand
  • Airport$222 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$939 thousand

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$144 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
13%$1.7 million
Fines
1.1%$145 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking20%Sent to other local governments5.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.3%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

43%

of Bacon County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$6.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$823 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$2.9 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$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$600 thousand
  • Government buildings$525 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$215 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
  • Airports$241 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.0%$694 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$694 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.3%$593 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$593 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.9%$396 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$396 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$250 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$202 thousand
  • Libraries$48 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$113 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$113 thousand
Social services
0.2%$27 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bacon County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Bacon 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.