County government · Hall County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Hall County took in $326 million and spent $314 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes72%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)15%Federal tax money4.5%State tax money3.7%Fines and other3.5%Local tax money0.8%

What stands out

30%

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

County taxes72%

Property tax
37%$122 million
Sales tax
30%$96.5 million
Other taxes
5.4%$17.6 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$11.2 million
  • Other licenses$1.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.1 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$830 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$742 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$549 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$116 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$49.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$29.8 million
  • Garbage collection$10.9 million
  • Sewer$6.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Water$149 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$14.8 million

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$12.1 million

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$2.5 million

Fines and other3.5%

Fines
1.8%$5.9 million
Interest, rents and other
1.7%$5.5 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.4%Sent to other local governments5.5%All other spending11%

What stands out

47%

of Hall County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$146 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 3 more
  • Fire protection$44.2 million
  • Police$36.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$33.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$30.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$61.9 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$27.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12.4 million
  • Government buildings$7.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$35.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$35.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.4%$20.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$14.3 million
  • Sewer systems$5.6 million
  • Water supply$213 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.5%$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
Health and hospitals
5.2%$16.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$14.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$10.7 million
  • Libraries$3.5 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$1.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.5 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$24 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$475 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$475 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$427 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$200 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$200 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hall 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 Hall 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.