County government · Butts County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Butts County took in $31.8 million and spent $27.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes61%Fees for services (parks and recreation)28%Fines and other8.6%State tax money2.0%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

13%

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

County taxes61%

Property tax
41%$13.1 million
Sales tax
13%$4.2 million
Other taxes
7.2%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.3 million
  • Other licenses$443 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$217 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$134 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$66 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$50 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$21 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$8.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$8.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$321 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$131 thousand

State tax money2.0%

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

From the state
2.0%$623 thousand

Fines and other8.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$2.2 million
Fines
1.8%$564 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails49%Running the government and other costs23%Sent to other local governments12%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

12%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
49%$13.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$7.0 million
  • Fire protection$3.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$6.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$855 thousand
  • Government buildings$542 thousand
Sent to other local governments
12%$3.2 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$3.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$986 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$833 thousand
  • Libraries$153 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$200 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$176 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$176 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$21 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$21 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$20 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Butts 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 Butts 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.