County government · Coweta County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Coweta County took in $206 million and spent $187 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes75%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)7.8%Federal tax money6.5%Fines and other6.2%State tax money3.6%Local tax money1.1%

What stands out

31%

of Coweta County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes75%

Property tax
35%$72.9 million
Sales tax
31%$63.1 million
Other taxes
8.8%$18.2 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$7.7 million
  • Other licenses$3.4 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$995 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$852 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.8%

Fees for services
7.8%$16.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$10.0 million
  • Garbage collection$2.8 million
  • Airport$2.2 million
  • Parking$771 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$396 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.5%

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

From the federal government
6.5%$13.3 million

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$7.5 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$2.3 million

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$7.5 million
Fines
2.6%$5.4 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails56%Running the government and other costs24%Health and hospitals7.3%Roads, transit and parking5.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

56%

of Coweta County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
56%$104 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$37.1 million
  • Police$31.2 million
  • Fire protection$22.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$12.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$45.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$15.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$13.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.5 million
Health and hospitals
7.3%$13.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$10.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$7.7 million
  • Airports$2.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$7.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$4.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.3 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$2.3 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$303 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$303 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Coweta County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Coweta 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.