County government · Monroe County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Monroe County took in $49.5 million and spent $41.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes42%Fines and other32%Fees for services (water, sewer)14%Local tax money9.1%State tax money3.0%

What stands out

19%

of Monroe County's money comes from fines.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes42%

Sales tax
19%$9.3 million
Property tax
18%$8.7 million
Other taxes
5.6%$2.8 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.7 million
  • Other licenses$894 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$113 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$61 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$31 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$6.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$3.3 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$598 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$174 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$1.5 million

Local tax money9.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
9.1%$4.5 million

Fines and other32%

Fines
19%$9.5 million
Interest, rents and other
13%$6.3 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.5%Health and hospitals4.1%Roads, transit and parking3.7%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

10%

of Monroe 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
44%$18.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 3 more
  • Fire protection$9.3 million
  • Police$5.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$846 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$599 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$12.8 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)$6.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.5%$4.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$37 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.1%$1.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.7%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Interest on debt
2.8%$1.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$20 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$987 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$987 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$872 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$683 thousand
  • Libraries$189 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$85 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$85 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$29 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Monroe 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 Monroe 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.