County government · Lamar County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lamar County took in $20.7 million and spent $14.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes82%Fines and other12%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)4.4%State tax money1.0%Local tax money1.0%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

22%

of Lamar County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes82%

Property tax
40%$8.3 million
Other taxes
22%$4.6 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; insurance premium taxes and 5 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3.5 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$821 thousand
  • Other licenses$264 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$51 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$25 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$19 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
19%$3.9 million

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$921 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$889 thousand
  • Road charges$26 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$13 thousand

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$215 thousand

Local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.0%$202 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
9.5%$2.0 million
Fines
2.4%$501 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%Interest on debt1.1%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

46%

of Lamar County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
46%$6.7 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$2.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$765 thousand
  • Government buildings$511 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$5.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$903 thousand
  • Fire protection$763 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$644 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$395 thousand
  • Libraries$249 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$166 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$130 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$130 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$105 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$105 thousand
Social services
0.1%$15 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lamar County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Lamar 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.