County government · Jasper County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Jasper County took in $23.0 million and spent $20.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes62%Federal tax money12%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)12%Fines and other6.7%Local tax money3.9%State tax money3.8%

What stands out

14%

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

County taxes62%

Property tax
40%$9.3 million
Sales tax
14%$3.3 million
Other taxes
6.7%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$968 thousand
  • Other licenses$294 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$131 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$85 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$29 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$17 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$73 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$2.8 million

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$875 thousand

Local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.9%$904 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$1.0 million
Fines
2.3%$528 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking15%Sent to other local governments6.5%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

47%

of Jasper County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$9.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$958 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$907 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$5.3 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$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$993 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$897 thousand
  • Government buildings$255 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Sent to other local governments
6.5%$1.4 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$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$526 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$404 thousand
  • Libraries$122 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$367 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$367 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$198 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$198 thousand
Social services
0.2%$50 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$50 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$43 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$26 thousand
  • Sewer systems$17 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jasper County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Jasper 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.