County government · Emanuel County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Emanuel County took in $22.8 million and spent $25.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes71%Fees for services (garbage collection)12%Fines and other7.9%State tax money6.1%Federal tax money2.1%

What stands out

25%

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

County taxes71%

Property tax
37%$8.5 million
Sales tax
25%$5.7 million
Other taxes
9.4%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; insurance premium taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.1 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$901 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$76 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$40 thousand
  • Other licenses$24 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Garbage collection$678 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$477 thousand

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$1.4 million

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$945 thousand
Fines
3.7%$852 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Health and hospitals6.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.5%All other spending7.8%

What stands out

4.2%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$9.2 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$5.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$481 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$5.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$5.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$433 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.2%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.5%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Sent to other local governments
4.2%$1.1 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$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$600 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$462 thousand
  • Libraries$138 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$152 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$135 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$135 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$18 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Emanuel County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Emanuel 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.