County government · Miller County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended July 31, 2021), Miller County took in $7.6 million and spent $11.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes52%Fines and other19%State tax money18%Fees for services7.0%Local tax money2.5%Federal tax money1.7%

What stands out

18%

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

County taxes52%

Property tax
29%$2.2 million
Sales tax
18%$1.4 million
Other taxes
4.7%$354 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 3 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$315 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$22 thousand
  • Other licenses$14 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$2 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.0%

Fees for services
7.0%$536 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$536 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$128 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$1.4 million

Local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.5%$187 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
17%$1.3 million
Fines
2.3%$175 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking19%Health and hospitals12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.9%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

37%

of Miller County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$4.4 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)$1.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$527 thousand
  • Government buildings$241 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$907 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$700 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$640 thousand
  • Fire protection$201 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$80 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Health and hospitals
12%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.9%$577 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$577 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.7%$317 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$317 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$201 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$201 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$49 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$49 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$21 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Miller 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.