County government · Franklin County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Franklin County took in $29.5 million and spent $25.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes67%Fees for services (water, sewer)20%Fines and other8.3%State tax money3.8%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

29%

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

County taxes67%

Property tax
34%$9.9 million
Sales tax
29%$8.6 million
Other taxes
4.6%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 3 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.2 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$46 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$43 thousand
  • Other licenses$41 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$5.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 4 more
  • Other service charges$2.5 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$300 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$94 thousand
  • Road charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$224 thousand

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$1.1 million

Fines and other8.3%

Fines
5.7%$1.7 million
Interest, rents and other
2.6%$763 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Sent to other local governments12%Health and hospitals11%All other spending13%

What stands out

12%

of Franklin 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
34%$8.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$6.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$740 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$693 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$4.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$938 thousand
  • Government buildings$176 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$187 thousand
  • Sewer systems$116 thousand
Sent to other local governments
12%$3.0 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$3.0 million
Health and hospitals
11%$2.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.0%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$454 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$377 thousand
  • Libraries$77 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$416 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$120 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$120 thousand
Social services
0.1%$30 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Franklin 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 Franklin 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.