County government · Fannin County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Fannin County took in $49.2 million and spent $35.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes77%Fees for services (parks and recreation)6.4%Fines and other6.0%Federal tax money5.1%State tax money2.7%Local tax money2.5%

What stands out

37%

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

County taxes77%

Sales tax
37%$18.3 million
Property tax
21%$10.3 million
Other taxes
19%$9.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; insurance premium taxes and 6 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$6.5 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.9 million
  • Other licenses$434 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$250 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$176 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$54 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$6 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.4%

Fees for services
6.4%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$2.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$323 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.1%

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

From the federal government
5.1%$2.5 million

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$1.3 million

Local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.5%$1.3 million

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$2.5 million
Fines
1.0%$473 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking17%Health and hospitals11%Sent to other local governments10%All other spending7.4%

What stands out

10%

of Fannin 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
29%$10.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$2.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$353 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$8.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$716 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$6.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.1 million
Health and hospitals
11%$3.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.8 million
Sent to other local governments
10%$3.6 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$3.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.1%$2.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
  • Libraries$313 thousand
Social services
0.1%$50 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$50 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$45 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$45 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fannin County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Fannin 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.