County government · Hancock County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hancock County took in $27.1 million and spent $13.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)54%County taxes37%Fines and other3.1%Federal tax money2.7%State tax money2.5%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

54%

of Hancock County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes37%

Property tax
26%$6.9 million
Sales tax
8.9%$2.4 million
Other taxes
2.8%$754 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$610 thousand
  • Other licenses$92 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$28 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$19 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$14.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$14.4 million
  • Water$133 thousand
  • Sewer$88 thousand
  • Transit fares$42 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$733 thousand

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state
2.5%$690 thousand

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$36 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Fines
2.6%$712 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$123 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking29%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.8%Health and hospitals3.7%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

29%

of Hancock County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$4.9 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$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$712 thousand
  • Government buildings$566 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$921 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$773 thousand
  • Fire protection$147 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.8%$647 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$647 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.7%$502 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$502 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$342 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$217 thousand
  • Libraries$125 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$126 thousand
Social services
0.3%$38 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$38 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$25 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hancock 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 Hancock 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.