County government · Marion County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Marion County took in $7.8 million and spent $9.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes42%State tax money25%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%Fines and other5.5%Federal tax money2.5%

What stands out

23%

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

County taxes42%

Sales tax
23%$1.8 million
Property tax
18%$1.4 million
Other taxes
1.3%$99 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$45 thousand
  • Other licenses$39 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$9 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$728 thousand
  • Sewer$462 thousand
  • Other service charges$371 thousand
  • Garbage collection$351 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$198 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$2.0 million

Fines and other5.5%

Fines
3.5%$277 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.9%$151 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking11%Health and hospitals8.4%All other spending8.6%

What stands out

24%

of Marion 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
30%$2.8 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$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$801 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$395 thousand
  • Government buildings$78 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$948 thousand
  • Water supply$775 thousand
  • Sewer systems$489 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$742 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$455 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$455 thousand
  • Fire protection$38 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$972 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$972 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.4%$769 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$769 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.3%$484 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$484 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$114 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$104 thousand
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$97 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$95 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$95 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marion County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Marion 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.