County government · Baker County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Baker County took in $4.3 million and spent $3.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes60%State tax money18%Fees for services (garbage collection)9.6%Federal tax money7.7%Fines and other3.5%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

16%

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

County taxes60%

Property tax
40%$1.7 million
Sales tax
16%$669 thousand
Other taxes
5.3%$229 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$212 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.6%

Fees for services
9.6%$413 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$239 thousand
  • Other service charges$174 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.7%

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

From the federal government
7.7%$329 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$779 thousand

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$24 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Fines
2.3%$98 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.2%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking24%Health and hospitals9.6%Sent to other local governments2.0%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

31%

of Baker 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%

Running the government and other costs
32%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$501 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$382 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$202 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$669 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$258 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$107 thousand
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$810 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$810 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.6%$330 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$330 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.0%$67 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$67 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.9%$65 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$65 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Baker 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.