County government · Dougherty County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Dougherty County took in $118 million and spent $111 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes74%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)13%Fines and other6.8%State tax money4.8%Federal tax money0.7%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

29%

of Dougherty County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes74%

Property tax
43%$50.2 million
Sales tax
29%$34.5 million
Other taxes
2.2%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.3 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$505 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$294 thousand
  • Other licenses$271 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$105 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$55 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$47 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$15.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$11.3 million
  • Garbage collection$4.5 million
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$856 thousand

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$5.6 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$566 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$6.9 million
Fines
0.9%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Sent to other local governments18%Running the government and other costs16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.9%Health and hospitals6.6%All other spending8.5%

What stands out

18%

of Dougherty County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$46.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$21.1 million
  • Police$11.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$10.9 million
  • Fire protection$3.4 million
Sent to other local governments
18%$20.3 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$20.3 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$17.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.5 million
  • Government buildings$3.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.9%$9.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$9.9 million
Health and hospitals
6.6%$7.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$4.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.3%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
Housing and community development
1.1%$1.2 million
Social services
0.1%$128 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$128 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$106 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$106 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Dougherty County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Dougherty 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.