County government · Camden County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Camden County took in $83.5 million and spent $84.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes58%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)17%State tax money7.3%Federal tax money7.0%Fines and other5.5%Local tax money5.1%

What stands out

23%

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

County taxes58%

Property tax
33%$27.3 million
Sales tax
23%$19.3 million
Other taxes
2.6%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.4 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$202 thousand
  • Other licenses$198 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$163 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$123 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$47 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$22 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$14.0 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$7.1 million
  • Other service charges$5.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Road charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.0%

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

From the federal government
7.0%$5.9 million

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$6.1 million

Local tax money5.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.1%$4.3 million

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$3.0 million
Fines
1.9%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Sent to other local governments23%Health and hospitals12%Roads, transit and parking8.1%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

23%

of Camden 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%

Running the government and other costs
29%$24.9 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$17.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$19.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$8.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.8 million
  • Fire protection$3.2 million
Sent to other local governments
23%$19.2 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$19.2 million
Health and hospitals
12%$9.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.1%$6.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.7%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$702 thousand
  • Libraries$540 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$185 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$185 thousand
Social services
0.1%$111 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$111 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$43 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Camden County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Camden 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.