County government · Elbert County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Elbert County took in $24.9 million and spent $22.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes61%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)16%Federal tax money11%State tax money6.6%Fines and other4.0%Local tax money1.7%

What stands out

18%

of Elbert County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes61%

Property tax
37%$9.1 million
Sales tax
18%$4.4 million
Other taxes
6.3%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$128 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$117 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$60 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$54 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$3.1 million
  • Garbage collection$871 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
  • Transit fares$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$2.7 million

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$1.6 million

Local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.7%$424 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Fines
2.3%$573 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.7%$428 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs27%Health and hospitals9.6%Sent to other local governments8.3%Roads, transit and parking8.0%All other spending16%

What stands out

8.3%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$7.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$2.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.0 million
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$857 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$6.0 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$3.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$166 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.6%$2.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.2 million
Sent to other local governments
8.3%$1.9 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$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.0%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.9%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
Social services
3.7%$848 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$848 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$792 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$713 thousand
  • Libraries$79 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$172 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$172 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Elbert County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Elbert 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.