County government · Macon County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Macon County took in $10.8 million and spent $9.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes68%Fines and other14%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)13%State tax money5.0%Local tax money0.9%

What stands out

23%

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

County taxes68%

Property tax
38%$4.1 million
Sales tax
23%$2.5 million
Other taxes
6.6%$713 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$609 thousand
  • Other licenses$51 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$29 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$19 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$227 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$134 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state
5.0%$538 thousand

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$100 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
13%$1.4 million
Fines
0.9%$94 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking23%Health and hospitals13%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

13%

of Macon County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$750 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$711 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$688 thousand
  • Fire protection$271 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$109 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$2.3 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)$733 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$548 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$524 thousand
  • Government buildings$492 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Health and hospitals
13%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$570 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$569 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.6%$427 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$427 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$78 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$78 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$7 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$7 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Macon 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 Macon 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.