County government · Long County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Long County took in $10.6 million and spent $12.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes74%State tax money14%Fees for services (parks and recreation)11%Local tax money1.6%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

56%

of Long County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes74%

Property tax
56%$5.9 million
Other taxes
10%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$964 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$34 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$31 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$18 thousand
  • Other licenses$18 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
7.2%$762 thousand

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$1.5 million

Local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.6%$168 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.8%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

10%

of Long 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
33%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$774 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$441 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$2.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$915 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$436 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$142 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.8%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$950 thousand
  • Libraries$80 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.7%$478 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$478 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.0%$260 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$260 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$46 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$46 thousand
Social services
0.3%$39 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Long 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 Long 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.