County government · Hart County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Hart County took in $30.5 million and spent $25.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes61%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)21%State tax money7.5%Fines and other4.8%Local tax money2.7%Federal tax money2.5%

What stands out

26%

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

County taxes61%

Property tax
29%$8.9 million
Sales tax
26%$7.9 million
Other taxes
6.2%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$130 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$96 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$61 thousand
  • Other licenses$44 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$39 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$6.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Other service charges$2.7 million
  • Garbage collection$1.8 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$679 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$235 thousand
  • Road charges$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$748 thousand

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$2.3 million

Local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.7%$837 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$754 thousand
Fines
2.3%$716 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking15%Health and hospitals13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%All other spending11%

What stands out

12%

of Hart County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$6.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$649 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$6.2 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$4.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$583 thousand
  • Government buildings$200 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
Health and hospitals
13%$3.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$3.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Sewer systems$38 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.4%$1.9 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$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$438 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$361 thousand
  • Libraries$77 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$326 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$314 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$12 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$68 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$68 thousand
Social services
0.1%$27 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hart County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Hart 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.