County government · Jefferson County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Jefferson County took in $22.5 million and spent $23.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes69%Fees for services (garbage collection, transit fares)19%State tax money4.7%Fines and other4.2%Federal tax money2.7%

What stands out

24%

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

County taxes69%

Property tax
41%$9.2 million
Sales tax
24%$5.4 million
Other taxes
4.1%$926 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$702 thousand
  • Other licenses$85 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$75 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$39 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$4.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$3.3 million
  • Garbage collection$933 thousand
  • Transit fares$51 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$31 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$616 thousand

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$1.1 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$6 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$469 thousand
Fines
2.1%$466 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs18%Sent to other local governments13%Roads, transit and parking12%Health and hospitals10%All other spending10%

What stands out

13%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$8.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$4.5 million
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$255 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$177 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$4.2 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$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$432 thousand
  • Government buildings$307 thousand
Sent to other local governments
13%$3.0 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$3.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Health and hospitals
10%$2.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.2%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$583 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$426 thousand
  • Libraries$157 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$103 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$103 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Jefferson 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.