County government · Echols County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Echols County took in $5.3 million and spent $4.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes56%Federal tax money22%State tax money16%Fees for services (parks and recreation)3.7%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

22%

of Echols County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes56%

Property tax
34%$1.8 million
Sales tax
11%$590 thousand
Other taxes
10%$551 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$307 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$201 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$22 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$197 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$185 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money22%

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

From the federal government
22%$1.1 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$841 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Fines
1.4%$75 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.4%$74 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs21%Sent to other local governments2.9%Environment and natural resources2.4%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

39%

of Echols County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$920 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$370 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$142 thousand
  • Fire protection$39 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.0 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)$540 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$204 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$175 thousand
  • Government buildings$84 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.9%$137 thousand
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$137 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.4%$115 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$115 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$94 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$61 thousand
  • Libraries$33 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$27 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$27 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$24 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24 thousand
Social services
0.3%$16 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Echols 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 Echols 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.