County government · Charlton County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Charlton County took in $17.4 million and spent $14.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes54%Fines and other20%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)9.9%State tax money3.6%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

16%

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

County taxes54%

Property tax
33%$5.8 million
Sales tax
16%$2.8 million
Other taxes
4.2%$726 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$540 thousand
  • Other licenses$140 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$22 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$19 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.9%

Fees for services
9.9%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$63 thousand
  • Road charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$2.2 million

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$620 thousand

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$67 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
19%$3.2 million
Fines
1.2%$208 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking17%Health and hospitals10%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

35%

of Charlton County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$5.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$892 thousand
  • Government buildings$203 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$801 thousand
  • Fire protection$265 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$95 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Health and hospitals
10%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$473 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$392 thousand
  • Libraries$81 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.6%$374 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$374 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$273 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$273 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$63 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$63 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$14 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Charlton County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Charlton 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.