County government · Peach County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Peach County took in $41.9 million and spent $47.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes75%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)9.0%Federal tax money7.1%Fines and other3.7%Local tax money3.3%State tax money2.3%

What stands out

44%

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

County taxes75%

Sales tax
44%$18.6 million
Property tax
27%$11.3 million
Other taxes
3.3%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$986 thousand
  • Other licenses$113 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$73 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$72 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$61 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$55 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$10 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.0%

Fees for services
9.0%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$2.6 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.1%

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

From the federal government
7.1%$3.0 million

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$955 thousand

Local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.3%$1.4 million

Fines and other3.7%

Fines
1.9%$776 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.8%$764 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking30%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs20%Sent to other local governments15%Health and hospitals4.7%All other spending9.4%

What stands out

15%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
30%$14.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$14.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$10.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$9.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
15%$7.2 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$7.2 million
Health and hospitals
4.7%$2.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.6%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$293 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$49 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$49 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$27 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Peach County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Peach 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.