County government · Putnam County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Putnam County took in $34.8 million and spent $32.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes81%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)10%Fines and other3.1%State tax money2.8%Federal tax money2.4%Local tax money0.7%

What stands out

34%

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

County taxes81%

Property tax
39%$13.6 million
Sales tax
34%$11.7 million
Other taxes
7.9%$2.8 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 5 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.2 million
  • Other licenses$655 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$518 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$186 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$185 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$31 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$3.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$228 thousand
  • Road charges$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$819 thousand

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$962 thousand

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$242 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$580 thousand
Fines
1.4%$487 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs24%Sent to other local governments15%Roads, transit and parking9.7%Health and hospitals9.3%All other spending10%

What stands out

15%

of Putnam 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
32%$10.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Fire protection$3.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$7.6 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$2.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
Sent to other local governments
15%$4.8 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$4.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.7%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Health and hospitals
9.3%$3.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.5%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$174 thousand
Social services
0.2%$52 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$52 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$47 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$47 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Putnam County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Putnam 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.