County government · Oconee County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Oconee County took in $84.4 million and spent $65.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes51%Fees for services (sewer, water)21%Fines and other20%Federal tax money5.5%State tax money2.4%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

22%

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

County taxes51%

Property tax
24%$20.0 million
Sales tax
22%$18.6 million
Other taxes
5.4%$4.5 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$2.1 million
  • Other licenses$814 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$467 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$343 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$320 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$224 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$158 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$17.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$7.0 million
  • Water$5.6 million
  • Other service charges$3.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$884 thousand
  • Garbage collection$289 thousand
  • Road charges$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$4.6 million

State tax money2.4%

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

From the state
2.4%$2.1 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$47 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
19%$16.4 million
Fines
0.6%$480 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Sent to other local governments6.1%All other spending11%

What stands out

10%

of Oconee 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%

Running the government and other costs
42%$27.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$19.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
  • Government buildings$2.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$13.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$5.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$324 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$6.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$6.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$645 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.1%$4.0 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$4.0 million
Interest on debt
5.5%$3.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.5 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$3.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.0 million
  • Libraries$88 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$598 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$598 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$139 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$139 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$52 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$52 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Oconee 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 Oconee 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.