County government · Gwinnett County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Gwinnett County took in $2.49 billion and spent $321 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes44%Fees for services (sewer, water)39%Fines and other13%Federal tax money2.2%State tax money1.3%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

39%

of Gwinnett County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 14%.

County taxes44%

Property tax
30%$737 million
Sales tax
9.6%$238 million
Other taxes
4.9%$121 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; occupation and business licenses and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$59.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$20.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$15.7 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$7.0 million
  • Other licenses$6.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$6.3 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3.3 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$964 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$510 million
  • Water$315 million
  • Other service charges$83.3 million
  • Garbage collection$47.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$5.7 million
  • Transit fares$2.2 million
  • Airport$179 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$55.2 million

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$31.2 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$5.1 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$320 million
Fines
0.6%$14.6 million

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Water, sewer, trash and utilities94%Interest on debt6.1%

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
94%$302 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$190 million
  • Water supply$112 million
Interest on debt
6.1%$19.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gwinnett County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Gwinnett 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.