County government · Evans County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Evans County took in $11.7 million and spent $12.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes64%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)23%State tax money4.6%Federal tax money3.9%Fines and other3.7%Local tax money0.7%

What stands out

27%

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

County taxes64%

Sales tax
27%$3.2 million
Property tax
27%$3.2 million
Other taxes
10%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$582 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$532 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$55 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$19 thousand
  • Other licenses$13 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$10 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$958 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$125 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$456 thousand

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$537 thousand

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$78 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Fines
2.7%$312 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.1%$127 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Sent to other local governments19%Running the government and other costs16%Health and hospitals13%Roads, transit and parking12%All other spending14%

What stands out

19%

of Evans 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
27%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$672 thousand
  • Fire protection$269 thousand
Sent to other local governments
19%$2.3 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$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$675 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$535 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$496 thousand
  • Government buildings$241 thousand
Health and hospitals
13%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.7%$950 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$950 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$661 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$570 thousand
  • Libraries$91 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$92 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$92 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Evans 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.