County government · Grady County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Grady County took in $27.5 million and spent $29.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes74%Federal tax money8.8%Fees for services (parks and recreation)7.2%State tax money6.6%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

25%

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

County taxes74%

Property tax
44%$12.0 million
Sales tax
25%$6.9 million
Other taxes
5.4%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.1 million
  • Other licenses$120 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$75 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$69 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$43 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.2%

Fees for services
7.2%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.8%

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

From the federal government
8.8%$2.4 million

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$1.8 million

Fines and other3.1%

Fines
1.9%$511 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.2%$333 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking16%Health and hospitals5.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.4%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

49%

of Grady County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$14.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$697 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$6.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$751 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$4.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.6 million
Health and hospitals
5.2%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.4%$993 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$993 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$805 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$805 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$730 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$141 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$141 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Grady 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 Grady 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.