County government · Habersham County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Habersham County took in $53.4 million and spent $52.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes63%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)14%Federal tax money9.9%State tax money6.5%Fines and other4.5%Local tax money2.4%

What stands out

17%

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

County taxes63%

Property tax
40%$21.1 million
Sales tax
17%$8.9 million
Other taxes
6.9%$3.7 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$2.3 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$593 thousand
  • Other licenses$317 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$254 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$71 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$57 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$41 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$7.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$4.1 million
  • Garbage collection$2.1 million
  • Airport$650 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$399 thousand
  • Transit fares$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.9%

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

From the federal government
9.9%$5.3 million

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$3.5 million

Local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.4%$1.3 million

Fines and other4.5%

Fines
3.0%$1.6 million
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$803 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking14%Sent to other local governments10%Health and hospitals9.3%All other spending13%

What stands out

10%

of Habersham County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$17.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$5.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.5 million
  • Fire protection$3.4 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$11.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$934 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$7.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
  • Airports$3.1 million
Sent to other local governments
10%$5.5 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$5.5 million
Health and hospitals
9.3%$4.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.9%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.6 million
Interest on debt
4.3%$2.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$320 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$139 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$139 thousand
Social services
0.2%$91 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$91 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Habersham 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.