County government · McDuffie County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), McDuffie County took in $35.3 million and spent $28.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes46%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)29%State tax money17%Fines and other4.0%Local tax money3.3%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

22%

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

County taxes46%

Sales tax
22%$7.7 million
Property tax
18%$6.3 million
Other taxes
6.2%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other selective sales taxes and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$273 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$270 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$228 thousand
  • Other licenses$157 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$87 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$64 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$10.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$8.5 million
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$91 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$384 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$6.0 million

Local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.3%$1.2 million

Fines and other4.0%

Fines
2.3%$803 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.7%$595 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Health and hospitals24%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.6%Roads, transit and parking4.5%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

24%

of McDuffie 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
41%$11.7 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$8.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$568 thousand
Health and hospitals
24%$6.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$5.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$4.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.6%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$934 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$841 thousand
  • Libraries$93 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$381 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$381 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$140 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$140 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$73 thousand
Social services
0.1%$34 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

McDuffie County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of McDuffie 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.