County government · Ben Hill County, GA

Ben Hill County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ben Hill County took in $14.3 million and spent $15.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes72%State tax money7.5%Fines and other7.5%Federal tax money6.8%Fees for services (road charges)6.4%

What stands out

32%

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

County taxes72%

Property tax
34%$4.9 million
Sales tax
32%$4.5 million
Other taxes
6.3%$901 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$648 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$76 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$57 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$33 thousand
  • Other licenses$33 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$30 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.4%

Fees for services
6.4%$919 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$901 thousand
  • Road charges$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$971 thousand

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$1.1 million

Fines and other7.5%

Fines
3.9%$554 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.6%$522 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs23%Sent to other local governments19%Roads, transit and parking14%Health and hospitals3.8%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

19%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$5.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$81 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$3.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$559 thousand
  • Government buildings$299 thousand
Sent to other local governments
19%$2.8 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$2.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Health and hospitals
3.8%$572 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$572 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$366 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$251 thousand
  • Libraries$115 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$334 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$334 thousand
Social services
0.8%$117 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$117 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$76 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$76 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ben Hill 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 Ben Hill 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.