County government · Colquitt County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Colquitt County took in $49.7 million and spent $28.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes68%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)13%Fines and other7.8%Federal tax money6.7%State tax money4.5%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

28%

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

County taxes68%

Property tax
35%$17.2 million
Sales tax
28%$13.9 million
Other taxes
5.2%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$2.2 million
  • Other licenses$174 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$144 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$52 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$45 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$6.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$4.2 million
  • Other service charges$2.0 million
  • Road charges$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

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

From the federal government
6.7%$3.3 million

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$2.3 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$210 thousand

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$3.3 million
Fines
1.1%$568 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Roads, transit and parking10%Sent to other local governments2.9%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

14%

of Colquitt 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$13.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$5.7 million
  • Police$4.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.9 million
  • Fire protection$677 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$124 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$6.0 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$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$976 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$3.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
Sent to other local governments
2.9%$821 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$821 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.6%$738 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$738 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$446 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$435 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$249 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$249 thousand
Social services
0.3%$74 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$74 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Colquitt County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Colquitt 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.