County government · Dodge County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dodge County took in $15.0 million and spent $15.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes71%Fines and other12%Federal tax money9.5%Fees for services (garbage collection)6.6%State tax money1.0%

What stands out

29%

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

County taxes71%

Property tax
35%$5.2 million
Sales tax
29%$4.3 million
Other taxes
7.3%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.0 million
  • Other licenses$41 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$12 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.6%

Fees for services
6.6%$990 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$726 thousand
  • Garbage collection$264 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.5%

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

From the federal government
9.5%$1.4 million

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$158 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$1.3 million
Fines
3.2%$481 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking16%Health and hospitals12%Sent to other local governments10%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

10%

of Dodge County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$5.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.1 million
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$307 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$87 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$2.9 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$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$717 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$659 thousand
  • Government buildings$263 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Health and hospitals
12%$1.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.8 million
Sent to other local governments
10%$1.6 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$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.7%$731 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$731 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$310 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$259 thousand
  • Libraries$51 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$80 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$80 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$51 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dodge County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Dodge 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.