County government · Barrow County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Barrow County took in $153 million and spent $105 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes59%Fees for services (sewer, water)21%Fines and other15%State tax money2.9%Federal tax money1.1%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

26%

of Barrow County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes59%

Property tax
29%$44.5 million
Sales tax
26%$39.3 million
Other taxes
4.7%$7.1 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$4.3 million
  • Other licenses$1.3 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$423 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$370 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$322 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$301 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$112 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$32.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$20.3 million
  • Other service charges$7.6 million
  • Water$4.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$195 thousand
  • Road charges$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$1.6 million

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$4.4 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$137 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
13%$20.5 million
Fines
2.1%$3.2 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking11%Sent to other local governments9.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.3%All other spending12%

What stands out

9%

of Barrow County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
44%$46.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$17.5 million
  • Fire protection$11.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$9.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$7.7 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$15.8 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$6.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.4 million
  • Government buildings$2.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$12.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12.0 million
Sent to other local governments
9.0%$9.4 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$9.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.3%$8.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$6.3 million
  • Water supply$2.5 million
Health and hospitals
5.6%$5.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.9 million
Interest on debt
3.5%$3.7 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$447 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Libraries$253 thousand
Social services
1.0%$1.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.0 million
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$117 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$117 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Barrow County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Barrow 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.