County government · Decatur County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Decatur County took in $44.7 million and spent $38.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes65%Fees for services (garbage collection, gas)17%Local tax money6.7%Fines and other5.1%State tax money4.5%Federal tax money2.3%

What stands out

33%

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

County taxes65%

Sales tax
33%$14.6 million
Property tax
26%$11.4 million
Other taxes
6.6%$3.0 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; insurance premium taxes and 5 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.6 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.1 million
  • Other licenses$175 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$61 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$49 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$22 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$7.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Other service charges$3.3 million
  • Garbage collection$2.9 million
  • Gas$883 thousand
  • Water$153 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$139 thousand
  • Sewer$102 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$1.0 million

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$2.0 million

Local tax money6.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
6.7%$3.0 million

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$1.5 million
Fines
1.7%$761 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.0%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries8.5%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

9%

of Decatur 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%

Running the government and other costs
41%$15.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.7 million
  • Government buildings$6.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$537 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$11.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$4.0 million
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.0%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and gas supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.8 million
  • Gas supply$675 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.5%$3.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Libraries$1.5 million
Health and hospitals
1.7%$658 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$658 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$142 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$142 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$122 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Decatur 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 Decatur 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.