County government · Brooks County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brooks County took in $16.6 million and spent $20.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes67%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)15%State tax money10%Fines and other5.8%Federal tax money1.8%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

17%

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

County taxes67%

Property tax
44%$7.3 million
Sales tax
17%$2.7 million
Other taxes
6.7%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$870 thousand
  • Other licenses$111 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$54 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$35 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$21 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$896 thousand
  • Road charges$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$298 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$1.7 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$90 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$571 thousand
Fines
2.4%$398 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.4%Sent to other local governments8.0%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

8%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$6.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$2.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$554 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$6.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.4%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
Sent to other local governments
8.0%$1.7 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$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
2.5%$525 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$525 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$162 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$112 thousand
  • Libraries$50 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$105 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$105 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$43 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brooks 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 Brooks 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.