County government · Greene County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Greene County took in $38.5 million and spent $41.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes74%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)15%Fines and other5.2%State tax money3.5%Federal tax money1.6%Local tax money0.8%

What stands out

28%

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

County taxes74%

Property tax
36%$13.8 million
Sales tax
28%$10.8 million
Other taxes
9.6%$3.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 5 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.6 million
  • Other licenses$850 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$770 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$302 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$74 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$69 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$5.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$4.2 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Airport$334 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$599 thousand

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$1.4 million

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$316 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$1.6 million
Fines
1.0%$373 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking18%Interest on debt10%Sent to other local governments7.3%All other spending7.3%

What stands out

10%

of Greene County's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$12.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$4.4 million
  • Fire protection$4.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$463 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$11.6 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$6.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$176 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$7.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$6.8 million
  • Airports$594 thousand
Interest on debt
10%$4.1 million
Sent to other local governments
7.3%$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
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.9%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$754 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$525 thousand
  • Libraries$229 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$564 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$564 thousand
Social services
0.1%$61 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$61 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$29 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Greene County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Greene 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.