County government · Oglethorpe County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oglethorpe County took in $14.4 million and spent $10.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes57%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)19%Federal tax money11%Fines and other7.3%State tax money4.9%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

21%

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

County taxes57%

Property tax
28%$4.1 million
Sales tax
21%$3.0 million
Other taxes
8.2%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.0 million
  • Other licenses$86 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$73 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$145 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$1.6 million

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$713 thousand

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$25 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Fines
5.2%$751 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.1%$297 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs29%Health and hospitals14%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

39%

of Oglethorpe 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
39%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$939 thousand
  • Fire protection$271 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$997 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$592 thousand
Health and hospitals
14%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$458 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$375 thousand
  • Libraries$83 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$121 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$109 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$109 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$85 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$85 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$58 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$58 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Oglethorpe 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 Oglethorpe 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.