County government · Pierce County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pierce County took in $17.2 million and spent $13.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes74%State tax money15%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)5.7%Fines and other4.2%Local tax money1.1%

What stands out

29%

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

County taxes74%

Property tax
38%$6.5 million
Sales tax
29%$4.9 million
Other taxes
8.2%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.1 million
  • Other licenses$160 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$68 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$57 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$20 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$17 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.7%

Fees for services
5.7%$979 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$803 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$145 thousand
  • Road charges$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$2.5 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$195 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Fines
2.8%$480 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$250 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails55%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking16%Health and hospitals4.2%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

55%

of Pierce 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
55%$7.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.9 million
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$585 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$2.7 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$1.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$948 thousand
  • Government buildings$463 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$302 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Health and hospitals
4.2%$552 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$552 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$361 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$361 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$106 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$106 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$22 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$22 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$20 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$20 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$20 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pierce 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 Pierce 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.