County government · Effingham County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Effingham County took in $146 million and spent $173 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes62%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)20%Fines and other8.7%Federal tax money5.6%State tax money3.5%Local tax money0.8%

What stands out

29%

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

County taxes62%

Sales tax
29%$42.9 million
Property tax
27%$39.9 million
Other taxes
4.8%$6.9 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$4.0 million
  • Other licenses$1.6 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$645 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$272 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$229 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$72 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$53 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$28.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 3 more
  • Other service charges$13.7 million
  • Sewer$5.4 million
  • Garbage collection$5.0 million
  • Water$4.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$550 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$8.1 million

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$5.2 million

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$1.2 million

Fines and other8.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$10.2 million
Fines
1.6%$2.4 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs26%Sent to other local governments25%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking6.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.4%All other spending11%

What stands out

25%

of Effingham 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%

Running the government and other costs
26%$45.0 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$32.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.0 million
  • Government buildings$2.9 million
Sent to other local governments
25%$43.8 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$43.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$42.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$16.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$11.4 million
  • Fire protection$8.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.8%$11.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.4%$11.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.2 million
  • Water supply$4.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
Health and hospitals
6.1%$10.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$4.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.5 million
  • Libraries$754 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$3.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3.0 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$437 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$233 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$233 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$76 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$76 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Effingham 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 Effingham 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.