County government · Henry County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Henry County took in $448 million and spent $383 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes73%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)17%Fines and other9.1%State tax money0.6%Federal tax money0.3%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

40%

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

County taxes73%

Sales tax
40%$179 million
Property tax
28%$127 million
Other taxes
5.0%$22.3 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$13.5 million
  • Other licenses$3.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$368 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$251 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$228 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$75.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 5 more
  • Other service charges$66.8 million
  • Sewer$3.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
  • Airport$1.6 million
  • Transit fares$400 thousand
  • Garbage collection$116 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$1.1 million

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$2.8 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$1.1 million

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$31.9 million
Fines
2.0%$8.8 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking19%Sent to other local governments12%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

12%

of Henry County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$162 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$67.2 million
  • Fire protection$51.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$40.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$137 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$84.7 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$37.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32.6 million
  • Government buildings$8.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$72.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$67.7 million
  • Airports$4.5 million
Sent to other local governments
12%$44.4 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$44.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$9.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8.9 million
  • Libraries$441 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$4.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$4.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$55 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$3.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.0 million
Housing and community development
0.4%$1.4 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$813 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$41 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Henry County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Henry 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.