County government · Clayton County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Clayton County took in $533 million and spent $414 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes67%Fines and other16%State tax money7.4%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)6.0%Local tax money3.5%

What stands out

23%

of Clayton County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.7%.

County taxes67%

Property tax
37%$198 million
Sales tax
23%$120 million
Other taxes
6.8%$36.4 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; occupation and business licenses and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$19.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$6.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.3 million
  • Other licenses$2.1 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.8 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$671 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.0%

Fees for services
6.0%$32.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$25.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.9 million
  • Garbage collection$2.7 million
  • Road charges$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$39.7 million

Local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.5%$18.6 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$78.8 million
Fines
1.7%$9.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails49%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking8.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%Health and hospitals3.7%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

49%

of Clayton County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
49%$204 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$97.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$41.8 million
  • Fire protection$34.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$29.7 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$117 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$68.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$741 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.3%$34.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$34.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$18.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$13.2 million
  • Libraries$5.7 million
Health and hospitals
3.7%$15.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15.4 million
Sent to other local governments
3.7%$15.3 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$15.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.9 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$2.8 million
Social services
0.7%$2.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.7 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$906 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$214 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$214 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clayton 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 Clayton 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.