County government · Bulloch County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bulloch County took in $95.5 million and spent $99.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes68%Fees for services (parks and recreation, airport)18%Fines and other7.8%Federal tax money3.0%State tax money2.2%Local tax money0.7%

What stands out

31%

of Bulloch County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes68%

Property tax
32%$30.6 million
Sales tax
31%$29.8 million
Other taxes
4.7%$4.5 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$3.0 million
  • Other licenses$661 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$302 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$194 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$119 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$79 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$47 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$17.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Other service charges$14.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Airport$935 thousand
  • Garbage collection$325 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$2.9 million

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$2.1 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$651 thousand

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$5.5 million
Fines
1.9%$1.9 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Sent to other local governments29%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries9.2%Roads, transit and parking8.9%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

29%

of Bulloch County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$29.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$10.6 million
  • Police$9.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.0 million
  • Fire protection$3.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$507 thousand
Sent to other local governments
29%$28.7 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$28.7 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$15.4 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$9.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.2%$9.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8.5 million
  • Libraries$590 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$8.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.9 million
Health and hospitals
4.7%$4.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.9 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$367 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$172 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$172 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$47 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$47 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bulloch 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 Bulloch 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.