County government · Jenkins County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Jenkins County took in $9.4 million and spent $8.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes61%Fines and other21%State tax money8.9%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)7.4%Local tax money1.2%

What stands out

28%

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

County taxes61%

Sales tax
28%$2.6 million
Property tax
27%$2.6 million
Other taxes
5.8%$548 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$398 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$83 thousand
  • Other licenses$47 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.4%

Fees for services
7.4%$694 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$388 thousand
  • Garbage collection$229 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$77 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.9%

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

From the state
8.9%$841 thousand

Local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.2%$110 thousand

Fines and other21%

Fines
11%$1.0 million
Interest, rents and other
10%$965 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%Social services3.4%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

40%

of Jenkins 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
40%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$916 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$536 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$389 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$389 thousand
Social services
3.4%$299 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$299 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.6%$136 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$136 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$119 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$119 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$66 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jenkins 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 Jenkins 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.