County government · Morgan County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Morgan County took in $37.9 million and spent $19.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes84%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)6.8%Fines and other4.4%State tax money3.0%Federal tax money1.7%

What stands out

44%

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

County taxes84%

Sales tax
44%$16.5 million
Property tax
36%$13.5 million
Other taxes
4.9%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$961 thousand
  • Other licenses$460 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$207 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$104 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$58 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$36 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$12 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$485 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$358 thousand
  • Sewer$150 thousand
  • Road charges$42 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%$655 thousand

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$1.1 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Fines
2.3%$858 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.1%$812 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs26%Health and hospitals10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.7%Parks, recreation and libraries7.6%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

42%

of Morgan County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$8.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$330 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$5.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$974 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$882 thousand
Health and hospitals
10%$1.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.7%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.6%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$218 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.3%$807 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$807 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$250 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$250 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$148 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Morgan County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Morgan 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.