County government · Rabun County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Rabun County took in $35.1 million and spent $34.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes80%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)8.7%Fines and other4.2%Federal tax money4.2%State tax money2.2%Local tax money0.7%

What stands out

19%

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

County taxes80%

Property tax
56%$19.5 million
Sales tax
19%$6.7 million
Other taxes
5.4%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other selective sales taxes and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$927 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$653 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$139 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$50 thousand
  • Other licenses$49 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$48 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services
8.7%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$773 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$456 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$1.5 million

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$762 thousand

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$246 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$1.0 million
Fines
1.3%$463 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Running the government and other costs21%Health and hospitals12%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.1%All other spending12%

What stands out

41%

of Rabun 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
41%$14.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$8.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$7.2 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$3.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
12%$4.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.1%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
  • Water supply$181 thousand
  • Sewer systems$121 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$465 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.6%$1.6 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$1.6 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$549 thousand
Social services
0.5%$183 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$183 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$63 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$63 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rabun 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 Rabun 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.