County government · Calhoun County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Calhoun County took in $5.9 million and spent $6.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes60%State tax money27%Fees for services9.8%Fines and other3.3%

What stands out

19%

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

County taxes60%

Property tax
38%$2.3 million
Sales tax
19%$1.1 million
Other taxes
2.7%$159 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 3 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$97 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$43 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.8%

Fees for services
9.8%$585 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$585 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$1.6 million

Fines and other3.3%

Fines
1.7%$99 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.6%$95 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking29%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs22%Health and hospitals12%Sent to other local governments6.5%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

6.5%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
29%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$617 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$445 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$413 thousand
  • Fire protection$217 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$1.3 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)$774 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$216 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$172 thousand
  • Government buildings$170 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$692 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$692 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.5%$388 thousand
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$388 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$91 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$91 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$65 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$65 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Calhoun 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 Calhoun 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.