County government · Haralson County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Haralson County took in $30.3 million and spent $27.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes81%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)10%Fines and other4.7%State tax money3.6%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

33%

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

County taxes81%

Property tax
41%$12.4 million
Sales tax
33%$9.9 million
Other taxes
7.0%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.6 million
  • Other licenses$239 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$113 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$84 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$62 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$2.3 million
  • Other service charges$759 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$145 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$1.1 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$175 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Fines
2.8%$864 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.9%$576 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails50%Running the government and other costs15%Sent to other local governments14%Roads, transit and parking7.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.2%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

14%

of Haralson 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
50%$13.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; fire protection and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$4.5 million
  • Fire protection$4.4 million
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$4.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$821 thousand
  • Government buildings$225 thousand
Sent to other local governments
14%$3.7 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$3.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.4%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.2%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
Health and hospitals
4.4%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$486 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$441 thousand
  • Libraries$45 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$110 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$110 thousand
Social services
0.1%$35 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$35 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Haralson 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 Haralson 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.