County government · Clay County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Clay County took in $7.6 million and spent $8.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes50%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)18%State tax money15%Fines and other8.6%Local tax money4.9%Federal tax money3.5%

What stands out

11%

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

County taxes50%

Property tax
37%$2.8 million
Sales tax
11%$836 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$111 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$45 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$24 thousand
  • Other licenses$24 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$899 thousand
  • Other service charges$334 thousand
  • Sewer$69 thousand
  • Water$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$265 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$1.2 million

Local tax money4.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.9%$370 thousand

Fines and other8.6%

Fines
5.4%$405 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.3%$247 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Health and hospitals11%Roads, transit and parking10%All other spending16%

What stands out

15%

of Clay County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
25%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$514 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$243 thousand
  • Government buildings$219 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$708 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$515 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$277 thousand
  • Fire protection$262 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$30 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$887 thousand
  • Water supply$220 thousand
  • Sewer systems$178 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$922 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$922 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$850 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$850 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.5%$791 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$632 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$159 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$445 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$381 thousand
  • Libraries$64 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$71 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$71 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$42 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$39 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$3 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clay County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Clay 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.