County government · Gordon County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Gordon County took in $75.2 million and spent $76.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes71%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)12%Fines and other9.2%State tax money5.4%Federal tax money1.3%Local tax money0.8%

What stands out

33%

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

County taxes71%

Sales tax
33%$24.8 million
Property tax
31%$23.4 million
Other taxes
6.9%$5.2 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$3.4 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$789 thousand
  • Other licenses$416 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$215 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$196 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$117 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$48 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$9.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$6.6 million
  • Garbage collection$2.2 million
  • Road charges$232 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$184 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$1.0 million

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$4.1 million

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$611 thousand

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$5.4 million
Fines
2.0%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Sent to other local governments22%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.3%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

22%

of Gordon 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
37%$28.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$11.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$6.0 million
  • Fire protection$5.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$578 thousand
Sent to other local governments
22%$17.2 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$17.2 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$15.6 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)$6.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$7.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.3%$4.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
  • Libraries$296 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$542 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$542 thousand
Social services
0.4%$326 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$326 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$244 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$244 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$133 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gordon 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 Gordon 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.