County government · Berrien County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Berrien County took in $19.9 million and spent $17.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes70%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)11%State tax money9.9%Fines and other4.6%Federal tax money4.1%Local tax money1.0%

What stands out

31%

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

County taxes70%

Property tax
34%$6.8 million
Sales tax
31%$6.1 million
Other taxes
5.3%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$859 thousand
  • Other licenses$75 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$48 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$29 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$26 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$2.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$115 thousand
  • Road charges$22 thousand
  • Airport$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$825 thousand

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$2.0 million

Local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.0%$206 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Fines
3.6%$722 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$189 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking32%Running the government and other costs18%Health and hospitals8.0%Sent to other local governments4.9%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

32%

of Berrien County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$5.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$392 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$5.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$5.0 million
  • Airports$529 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$3.0 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$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$814 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$521 thousand
  • Government buildings$511 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.0%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Sent to other local governments
4.9%$839 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$839 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$501 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$404 thousand
  • Libraries$97 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$135 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$135 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$91 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$66 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$66 thousand
Social services
0.2%$30 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Berrien County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Berrien 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.