County government · Lee County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lee County took in $46.6 million and spent $37.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes70%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)22%Fines and other4.4%State tax money3.3%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

28%

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

County taxes70%

Property tax
36%$16.6 million
Sales tax
28%$13.2 million
Other taxes
6.2%$2.9 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.9 million
  • Other licenses$358 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$284 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$168 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$128 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$38 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$10.2 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 4 more
  • Garbage collection$3.8 million
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Water$2.0 million
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand
  • Road charges$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$1.6 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$30 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$1.5 million
Fines
1.2%$577 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

10%

of Lee 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
40%$14.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$10.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$456 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$10.1 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)$5.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Government buildings$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$5.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.7 million
  • Sewer systems$850 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$261 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$775 thousand
  • Libraries$709 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$564 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$564 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$522 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$396 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$126 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$112 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$112 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$16 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lee 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 Lee 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.