County government · Dooly County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Dooly County took in $19.5 million and spent $18.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes51%Fines and other24%State tax money17%Fees for services (garbage collection)8.3%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

22%

of Dooly County's money comes from fines.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes51%

Property tax
31%$6.1 million
Sales tax
17%$3.3 million
Other taxes
3.0%$583 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$422 thousand
  • Other licenses$120 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$31 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$4 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.3%

Fees for services
8.3%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$939 thousand
  • Other service charges$674 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$3.2 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$15 thousand

Fines and other24%

Fines
22%$4.3 million
Interest, rents and other
2.3%$454 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking18%Health and hospitals6.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.5%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

46%

of Dooly 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$8.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$177 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$92 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$4.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$460 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$353 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
Health and hospitals
6.4%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.5%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$384 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$271 thousand
  • Libraries$113 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$111 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$111 thousand
Social services
0.1%$25 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dooly 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 Dooly 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.