County government · Bibb County, GA

Macon-Bibb County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Macon-Bibb County took in $384 million and spent $350 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money39%City-county taxes30%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)12%Federal tax money9.4%Fines and other8.5%State tax money1.7%

What stands out

39%

of Macon-Bibb County's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 0.9%.

City-county taxes30%

Property tax
19%$72.1 million
Other taxes
11%$43.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; insurance premium taxes and 6 more
  • Public utility taxes$14.2 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$14.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$6.2 million
  • Other licenses$3.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1.8 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1.1 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$293 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$45.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$25.9 million
  • Garbage collection$13.7 million
  • Airport$5.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.4%

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

From the federal government
9.4%$36.1 million

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$6.6 million

County and local tax money39%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
39%$148 million

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$30.1 million
Fines
0.6%$2.4 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs29%Sent to other local governments6.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.3%Housing and community development5.5%All other spending16%

What stands out

6.7%

of Macon-Bibb County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$129 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$36.1 million
  • Fire protection$35.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$28.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$25.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.9 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$102 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$64.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16.0 million
  • Government buildings$12.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.0 million
Sent to other local governments
6.7%$23.6 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$23.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.3%$22.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$22.1 million
Housing and community development
5.5%$19.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$19.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$15.3 million
  • Libraries$4.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$17.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$11.3 million
  • Airports$6.4 million
Health and hospitals
2.4%$8.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8.5 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$4.4 million
Social services
1.2%$4.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4.2 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$290 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$290 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Macon-Bibb County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Macon-Bibb 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.