County government · Johnson County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Johnson County took in $7.7 million and spent $6.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes67%State tax money17%Fees for services (parks and recreation)10%Fines and other5.1%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

21%

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

County taxes67%

Property tax
40%$3.1 million
Sales tax
21%$1.6 million
Other taxes
6.3%$485 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$434 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$27 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$14 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$7 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$783 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$757 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$1.3 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$15 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Fines
4.4%$338 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$54 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking14%Health and hospitals12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.2%All other spending8.7%

What stands out

7.2%

of Johnson County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$981 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$754 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$412 thousand
  • Fire protection$130 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$605 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$422 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$360 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$139 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$900 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$900 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$769 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$769 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.2%$469 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$469 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.3%$213 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$213 thousand
Social services
1.9%$126 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$126 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$120 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$97 thousand
  • Libraries$23 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$95 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$95 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Johnson County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Johnson 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.