County government · Dade County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dade County took in $20.4 million and spent $16.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes63%Federal tax money18%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)7.0%State tax money6.5%Fines and other3.6%Local tax money1.5%

What stands out

30%

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

County taxes63%

Sales tax
30%$6.1 million
Property tax
24%$5.0 million
Other taxes
8.9%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other selective sales taxes and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$349 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$145 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$69 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$63 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$47 thousand
  • Other licenses$38 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.0%

Fees for services
7.0%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$999 thousand
  • Garbage collection$338 thousand
  • Road charges$55 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand
  • Transit fares$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$3.8 million

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$1.3 million

Local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.5%$303 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$531 thousand
Fines
1.1%$215 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Roads, transit and parking14%Health and hospitals4.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.0%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

35%

of Dade County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$6.1 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$3.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.5 million
  • Government buildings$551 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$388 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Health and hospitals
4.7%$770 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$770 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.0%$650 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$650 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$480 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$393 thousand
  • Libraries$87 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$130 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$130 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$97 thousand
Social services
0.3%$54 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$54 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dade 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 Dade 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.