County government · Polk County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Polk County took in $45.6 million and spent $39.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes59%Federal tax money19%Fees for services (garbage collection)8.3%Fines and other7.8%State tax money4.4%Local tax money1.0%

What stands out

24%

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

County taxes59%

Property tax
29%$13.2 million
Sales tax
24%$11.1 million
Other taxes
6.0%$2.8 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$2.0 million
  • Other licenses$327 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$220 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$123 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$35 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$25 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.3%

Fees for services
8.3%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$1.9 million
  • Other service charges$1.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$8.7 million

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$2.0 million

Local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.0%$473 thousand

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$2.5 million
Fines
2.3%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking12%Sent to other local governments8.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.4%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

8.5%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$16.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$10.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$672 thousand
  • Fire protection$471 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$180 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$12.8 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$8.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$580 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$5.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.0 million
Sent to other local governments
8.5%$3.4 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$3.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$954 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$954 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$581 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$581 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$359 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$241 thousand
  • Libraries$118 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$77 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$70 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$70 thousand
Social services
0.1%$50 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Polk 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 Polk 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.