County government · Crawford County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Crawford County took in $10.6 million and spent $9.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes70%Fines and other10%Fees for services (water, sewer)9.6%Federal tax money5.9%State tax money2.6%Local tax money1.5%

What stands out

16%

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

County taxes70%

Property tax
44%$4.7 million
Sales tax
16%$1.8 million
Other taxes
9.6%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$851 thousand
  • Other licenses$58 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$43 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$42 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.6%

Fees for services
9.6%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$524 thousand
  • Water$248 thousand
  • Sewer$166 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$621 thousand

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$276 thousand

Local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.5%$159 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$939 thousand
Fines
1.4%$151 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.1%Sent to other local governments2.3%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

7.1%

of Crawford 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
33%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$885 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$610 thousand
  • Fire protection$215 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$720 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$216 thousand
  • Government buildings$71 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.1%$679 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$679 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.3%$224 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$224 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$179 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$132 thousand
  • Libraries$47 thousand
Social services
1.5%$140 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$140 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$113 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$113 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$107 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$107 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$107 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Crawford 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 Crawford 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.