County government · Madison County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Madison County took in $40.2 million and spent $32.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes61%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)16%Federal tax money14%State tax money5.1%Local tax money2.7%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

23%

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

County taxes61%

Property tax
32%$12.7 million
Sales tax
23%$9.2 million
Other taxes
6.6%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$2.2 million
  • Other licenses$174 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$155 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$71 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$63 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$6.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$5.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$339 thousand
  • Garbage collection$314 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$5.4 million

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$2.1 million

Local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.7%$1.1 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$713 thousand
Fines
0.1%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Health and hospitals13%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

13%

of Madison 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%

Running the government and other costs
28%$9.1 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$4.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$240 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$7.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$7.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$171 thousand
Health and hospitals
13%$4.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Libraries$230 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.5%$1.5 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$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$655 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$572 thousand
  • Water supply$50 thousand
  • Sewer systems$33 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$318 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$18 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Madison County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Madison 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.