County government · Cook County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Cook County took in $23.1 million and spent $21.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes53%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)13%Fines and other13%State tax money8.6%Federal tax money7.3%Local tax money4.8%

What stands out

26%

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

County taxes53%

Sales tax
26%$6.1 million
Property tax
22%$5.1 million
Other taxes
4.6%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other selective sales taxes and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$636 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$199 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$117 thousand
  • Other licenses$78 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$16 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$2.0 million
  • Garbage collection$855 thousand
  • Airport$181 thousand
  • Road charges$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.3%

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

From the federal government
7.3%$1.7 million

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$2.0 million

Local tax money4.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.8%$1.1 million

Fines and other13%

Fines
12%$2.8 million
Interest, rents and other
1.0%$229 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking15%Sent to other local governments8.8%All other spending11%

What stands out

18%

of Cook County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 1%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$6.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$313 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$129 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$3.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.8 million
  • Libraries$101 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$3.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$692 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$568 thousand
  • Government buildings$261 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
  • Airports$619 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.8%$1.9 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$1.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.2%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
3.2%$690 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$690 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$131 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$113 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$113 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$16 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cook County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Cook 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.