County government · Fayette County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Fayette County took in $187 million and spent $171 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes56%Fines and other18%Fees for services (water, sewer)17%Federal tax money7.1%State tax money2.0%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

19%

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

County taxes56%

Property tax
33%$61.8 million
Sales tax
19%$36.0 million
Other taxes
3.3%$6.2 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$4.4 million
  • Other licenses$696 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$574 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$182 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$166 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$106 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$45 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$31.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$12.2 million
  • Water$11.1 million
  • Sewer$7.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$342 thousand
  • Garbage collection$313 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.1%

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

From the federal government
7.1%$13.3 million

State tax money2.0%

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

From the state
2.0%$3.7 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$420 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
17%$31.9 million
Fines
1.1%$2.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs24%Sent to other local governments13%Health and hospitals10%Roads, transit and parking10%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

13%

of Fayette 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$61.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$21.4 million
  • Fire protection$17.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$11.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$10.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$771 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$41.2 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$28.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.0 million
  • Government buildings$2.4 million
Sent to other local governments
13%$22.9 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$22.9 million
Health and hospitals
10%$17.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$17.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$17.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$5.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$383 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$4.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.7 million
  • Libraries$1.5 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$1.6 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$140 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$140 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fayette 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 Fayette 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.