County government · Mitchell County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mitchell County took in $26.7 million and spent $18.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes67%Fees for services (sewer, water)11%Federal tax money7.9%Local tax money7.3%State tax money3.7%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

12%

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

County taxes67%

Property tax
50%$13.4 million
Sales tax
12%$3.3 million
Other taxes
4.2%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$989 thousand
  • Other licenses$77 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$44 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$2.5 million
  • Sewer$368 thousand
  • Water$146 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.9%

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

From the federal government
7.9%$2.1 million

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$988 thousand

Local tax money7.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
7.3%$2.0 million

Fines and other3.2%

Fines
2.5%$668 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$190 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking16%Sent to other local governments10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.2%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

10%

of Mitchell County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$6.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$4.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$183 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Sent to other local governments
10%$1.9 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$1.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.2%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$924 thousand
  • Sewer systems$580 thousand
  • Water supply$200 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.9%$911 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$911 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$380 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$337 thousand
  • Libraries$43 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$161 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$161 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$71 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$61 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$10 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mitchell 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 Mitchell 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.