County government · Jackson County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Jackson County took in $143 million and spent $93.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes71%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)13%Fines and other7.2%State tax money3.8%Federal tax money3.3%Local tax money1.0%

What stands out

25%

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

County taxes71%

Property tax
40%$57.5 million
Sales tax
25%$35.9 million
Other taxes
5.7%$8.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; insurance premium taxes and 6 more
  • Other licenses$4.1 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$3.4 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$228 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$142 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$125 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$112 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$20 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$19.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$10.2 million
  • Garbage collection$8.6 million
  • Airport$316 thousand
  • Transit fares$124 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$4.7 million

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$5.4 million

Local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.0%$1.4 million

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$10.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Sent to other local governments23%Running the government and other costs17%Health and hospitals11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.9%All other spending13%

What stands out

23%

of Jackson 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
29%$26.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$10.3 million
  • Police$9.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$129 thousand
Sent to other local governments
23%$21.3 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$21.3 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$15.7 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$5.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
11%$10.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.9%$6.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.9%$5.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
  • Airports$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$3.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.0 million
Interest on debt
2.7%$2.5 million
Social services
1.4%$1.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.3 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$170 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$170 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jackson County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Jackson 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.