County government · Jones County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Jones County took in $32.7 million and spent $30.7 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

County taxes69%Fees for services (water, sewer)15%Fines and other6.2%Federal tax money4.8%State tax money3.5%Local tax money1.6%

What stands out

19%

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

County taxes69%

Property tax
42%$13.8 million
Sales tax
19%$6.3 million
Other taxes
7.0%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.9 million
  • Other licenses$167 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$95 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$81 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$63 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$5.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 5 more
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$554 thousand
  • Garbage collection$74 thousand
  • Road charges$34 thousand
  • Transit fares$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$1.6 million

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$1.2 million

Local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.6%$513 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$1.5 million
Fines
1.5%$499 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%Roads, transit and parking7.1%All other spending10%

What stands out

15%

of Jones 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%

Running the government and other costs
34%$10.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$797 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$8.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$4.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$77 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$4.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$863 thousand
  • Sewer systems$861 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$2.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
  • Libraries$207 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Health and hospitals
4.5%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Interest on debt
2.8%$850 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$822 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$28 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.2%$684 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$684 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$106 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$106 thousand
Social services
0.2%$50 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Jones 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.