County government · Bryan County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Bryan County took in $196 million and spent $198 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money58%County taxes32%Fines and other5.2%Fees for services (sewer, water)3.7%State tax money1.1%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

58%

of Bryan County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes32%

Sales tax
17%$32.9 million
Property tax
9.6%$18.7 million
Other taxes
5.4%$10.5 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 5 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.1 million
  • Other licenses$3.6 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$2.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$259 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$256 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$68 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$7.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$4.1 million
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Water$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money58%

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

From the federal government
58%$113 million

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$2.1 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$1.1 million

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$7.5 million
Fines
1.3%$2.6 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Roads, transit and parking10%Police, fire, courts and jails9.3%Running the government and other costs8.5%Sent to other local governments5.5%All other spending7.2%

What stands out

59%

of Bryan County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
59%$118 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$69.8 million
  • Sewer systems$46.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$20.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$20.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.3%$18.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$7.2 million
  • Fire protection$6.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
8.5%$16.8 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$6.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.9 million
Sent to other local governments
5.5%$10.9 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$10.9 million
Health and hospitals
3.5%$6.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$5.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.2 million
  • Libraries$1.6 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$1.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.2 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$337 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$143 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$143 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$23 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bryan County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Bryan 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.