County government · Glascock County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Glascock County took in $3.6 million and spent $3.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes68%State tax money15%Fines and other8.7%Fees for services (parks and recreation)6.3%Federal tax money1.1%Local tax money0.7%

What stands out

24%

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

County taxes68%

Property tax
39%$1.4 million
Sales tax
24%$854 thousand
Other taxes
5.3%$191 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Insurance premium taxes$168 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$228 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$175 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$40 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$559 thousand

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$27 thousand

Fines and other8.7%

Fines
5.3%$191 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.4%$122 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking30%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs25%Health and hospitals5.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

30%

of Glascock County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
30%$956 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$956 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$948 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$559 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$295 thousand
  • Fire protection$94 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$798 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Government buildings$304 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$286 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$208 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.2%$167 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$167 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$115 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$90 thousand
  • Libraries$25 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.7%$86 thousand
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$86 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.6%$82 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$82 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$41 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Glascock County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Glascock 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.