County government · Douglas County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Douglas County took in $218 million and spent $165 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes72%Fines and other9.1%Federal tax money8.0%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)6.9%State tax money2.5%Local tax money1.9%

What stands out

26%

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

County taxes72%

Property tax
39%$85.3 million
Sales tax
26%$55.7 million
Other taxes
6.9%$15.1 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other selective sales taxes and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$8.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.3 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$752 thousand
  • Other licenses$684 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$319 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.9%

Fees for services
6.9%$15.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$10.9 million
  • Garbage collection$3.2 million
  • Road charges$625 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$331 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$17.5 million

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state
2.5%$5.5 million

Local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.9%$4.2 million

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$10.8 million
Fines
4.2%$9.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails55%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking7.6%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%Sent to other local governments5.1%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

55%

of Douglas County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
55%$91.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Fire protection$23.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$23.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$22.3 million
  • Police$21.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$544 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$35.7 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$21.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.6 million
  • Government buildings$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$12.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$11.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9.5 million
  • Libraries$2.1 million
Sent to other local governments
5.1%$8.4 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$8.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.6 million
Health and hospitals
1.2%$2.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.0 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$535 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$153 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$153 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$77 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$77 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Douglas County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Douglas 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.