County government · Clinch County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended July 31, 2021), Clinch County took in $9.2 million and spent $5.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes61%State tax money18%Fees for services (garbage collection)9.8%Federal tax money9.5%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

16%

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

County taxes61%

Property tax
41%$3.7 million
Sales tax
16%$1.5 million
Other taxes
3.8%$344 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$271 thousand
  • Other licenses$38 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$13 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$11 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$6 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.8%

Fees for services
9.8%$897 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$493 thousand
  • Garbage collection$404 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.5%

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

From the federal government
9.5%$871 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$1.7 million

Fines and other1.6%

Fines
1.3%$117 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking18%Health and hospitals5.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.3%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

38%

of Clinch 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
38%$2.2 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)$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$441 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$276 thousand
  • Government buildings$243 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$627 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$498 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$464 thousand
  • Fire protection$68 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
5.8%$342 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$342 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.3%$312 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$312 thousand
Social services
1.8%$105 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$105 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$89 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$89 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$76 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$56 thousand
  • Libraries$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Clinch 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.