County government · Baldwin County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Baldwin County took in $56.2 million and spent $42.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes58%Fees for services (sewer, water)20%Federal tax money15%State tax money3.5%Fines and other2.8%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

26%

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

County taxes58%

Property tax
27%$15.0 million
Sales tax
26%$14.3 million
Other taxes
5.6%$3.2 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$2.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$345 thousand
  • Other licenses$281 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$194 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$90 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$83 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$35 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$11.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 4 more
  • Other service charges$2.8 million
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Water$2.7 million
  • Garbage collection$2.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$653 thousand
  • Airport$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$8.6 million

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$2.0 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$262 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Fines
1.4%$790 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.4%$760 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking9.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

24%

of Baldwin 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
37%$15.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$5.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.3 million
  • Fire protection$3.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$318 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$10.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$5.5 million
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$8.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
Sent to other local governments
2.6%$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
Interest on debt
1.6%$699 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$531 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$168 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$319 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$319 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$80 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$80 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Baldwin 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 Baldwin 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.