County government · Banks County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Banks County took in $24.4 million and spent $14.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes66%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)28%Fines and other3.7%State tax money2.3%

What stands out

26%

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

County taxes66%

Property tax
31%$7.5 million
Sales tax
26%$6.4 million
Other taxes
9.1%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other selective sales taxes and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$515 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$233 thousand
  • Other licenses$127 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$69 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$66 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$6.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; water and 4 more
  • Garbage collection$3.3 million
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Sewer$992 thousand
  • Other service charges$879 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$106 thousand
  • Transit fares$84 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$550 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Fines
3.5%$851 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails61%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking8.7%Parks, recreation and libraries4.7%Health and hospitals1.1%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

61%

of Banks 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
61%$9.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.2 million
  • Fire protection$2.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$964 thousand
  • Government buildings$590 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$577 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.7%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$693 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$570 thousand
  • Libraries$123 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$157 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$157 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$123 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$123 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$104 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$51 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$51 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Banks County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Banks 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.