County government · Lincoln County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Lincoln County took in $14.3 million and spent $13.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes48%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)22%Federal tax money17%State tax money5.1%Local tax money3.4%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

18%

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

County taxes48%

Property tax
25%$3.6 million
Sales tax
18%$2.6 million
Other taxes
5.4%$765 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$491 thousand
  • Other licenses$124 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$56 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$36 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$26 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$13 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$11 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$839 thousand
  • Water$638 thousand
  • Sewer$516 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
  • Transit fares$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$2.5 million

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$730 thousand

Local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.4%$478 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Fines
2.0%$281 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.3%$181 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Health and hospitals7.5%All other spending10%

What stands out

15%

of Lincoln 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
40%$5.4 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$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$647 thousand
  • Government buildings$304 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$907 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$716 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$481 thousand
  • Fire protection$398 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$822 thousand
  • Sewer systems$95 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
7.5%$1.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.0 million
Sent to other local governments
4.0%$545 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$545 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$337 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$175 thousand
  • Libraries$162 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$263 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$149 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$114 thousand
Social services
1.2%$170 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$170 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$77 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$77 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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.