County government · Irwin County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2021), Irwin County took in $9.6 million and spent $8.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes68%State tax money12%Federal tax money9.5%Fees for services (water, road charges)6.3%Fines and other3.7%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

19%

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

County taxes68%

Property tax
44%$4.2 million
Sales tax
19%$1.8 million
Other taxes
5.4%$514 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$445 thousand
  • Other licenses$30 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$18 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$17 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$603 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$566 thousand
  • Water$13 thousand
  • Road charges$9 thousand
  • Sewer$8 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.5%

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

From the federal government
9.5%$914 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$1.2 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$11 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Fines
3.4%$321 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking29%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs17%Health and hospitals12%Sent to other local governments11%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

11%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
29%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$633 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$116 thousand
  • Fire protection$29 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$1.4 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$448 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$431 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$324 thousand
  • Government buildings$160 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$981 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$981 thousand
Sent to other local governments
11%$848 thousand
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$848 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.1%$329 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$329 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$123 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$68 thousand
  • Libraries$55 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$72 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$72 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$16 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Irwin County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Irwin 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.