County government · Murray County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Murray County took in $36.7 million and spent $35.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes85%Fees for services (parks and recreation)5.1%Fines and other4.1%Federal tax money2.9%State tax money2.9%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

46%

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

County taxes85%

Sales tax
46%$16.9 million
Property tax
30%$10.9 million
Other taxes
9.0%$3.3 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$2.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$259 thousand
  • Other licenses$139 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$130 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$100 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$31 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$139 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$1.1 million

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$1.1 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$29 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Fines
2.5%$924 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.6%$595 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking29%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Sent to other local governments4.9%Health and hospitals3.5%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

4.9%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$11.4 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$6.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.9 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$631 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$10.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$9.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$148 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.9%$1.7 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$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
3.5%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$623 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$623 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$507 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$316 thousand
  • Sewer systems$191 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$96 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$96 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Murray 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 Murray 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.