County government · Bleckley County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bleckley County took in $12.6 million and spent $10.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes63%State tax money13%Federal tax money10%Fines and other10%Fees for services3.7%

What stands out

18%

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

County taxes63%

Property tax
39%$5.0 million
Sales tax
18%$2.2 million
Other taxes
5.8%$732 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$603 thousand
  • Other licenses$64 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$45 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$465 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$465 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$1.3 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$1.7 million

Fines and other10%

Fines
7.9%$992 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.3%$285 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs21%Health and hospitals4.6%Social services3.0%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

41%

of Bleckley 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
41%$4.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$774 thousand
  • Fire protection$491 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$287 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.6%$474 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$474 thousand
Social services
3.0%$316 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$316 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$222 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$222 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$198 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$143 thousand
  • Libraries$55 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$131 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$131 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$93 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bleckley 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 Bleckley 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.