County government · Chattooga County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chattooga County took in $18.2 million and spent $16.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes73%Fees for services (water, sewer)14%Fines and other8.2%State tax money4.1%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

16%

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

County taxes73%

Property tax
48%$8.7 million
Sales tax
16%$2.9 million
Other taxes
8.9%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 2 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.4 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$176 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$15 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$781 thousand
  • Other service charges$757 thousand
  • Sewer$521 thousand
  • Garbage collection$483 thousand
  • Transit fares$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$172 thousand

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$739 thousand

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$826 thousand
Fines
3.7%$673 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs21%Sent to other local governments17%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.8%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

17%

of Chattooga 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
34%$5.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$188 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$3.5 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$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$872 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$715 thousand
  • Government buildings$392 thousand
Sent to other local governments
17%$2.8 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$2.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$958 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$958 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$462 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$380 thousand
  • Libraries$82 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$298 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$298 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$258 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$113 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$113 thousand
Social services
0.7%$112 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$112 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chattooga 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 Chattooga 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.