County government · Liberty County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Liberty County took in $91.5 million and spent $81.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes61%Fines and other20%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)12%Federal tax money4.8%State tax money2.1%Local tax money0.9%

What stands out

31%

of Liberty County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes61%

Sales tax
31%$28.0 million
Property tax
28%$25.3 million
Other taxes
2.4%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.6 million
  • Other licenses$223 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$142 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$98 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$49 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$33 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$25 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$10.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$6.1 million
  • Garbage collection$3.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$328 thousand
  • Water$78 thousand
  • Sewer$52 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%$4.4 million

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$1.9 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$794 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
16%$14.8 million
Fines
4.0%$3.7 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs24%Sent to other local governments20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.2%Health and hospitals5.1%All other spending11%

What stands out

20%

of Liberty County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$28.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$9.9 million
  • Police$8.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$5.1 million
  • Fire protection$4.7 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$19.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$9.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
20%$16.6 million
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$16.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.2%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.2 million
  • Water supply$31 thousand
  • Sewer systems$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.1%$4.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$4.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.0 million
  • Libraries$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$845 thousand
Social services
0.6%$474 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$474 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$108 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$108 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Liberty 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 Liberty 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.