County government · Randolph County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Randolph County took in $10.1 million and spent $8.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes64%State tax money14%Fees for services (road charges)11%Federal tax money6.8%Fines and other4.2%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

17%

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

County taxes64%

Property tax
40%$4.0 million
Sales tax
17%$1.7 million
Other taxes
7.2%$732 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; insurance premium taxes and 6 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$441 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$211 thousand
  • Other licenses$32 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$26 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$18 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Road charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$690 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$1.4 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$8 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Fines
2.9%$293 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.3%$134 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.2%Interest on debt2.9%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

41%

of Randolph 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%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.6 million
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$921 thousand
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$871 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$620 thousand
  • Government buildings$565 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$444 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$284 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$203 thousand
  • Water supply$49 thousand
  • Sewer systems$32 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$257 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$180 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$180 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$50 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$29 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$48 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$48 thousand
Social services
0.1%$11 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Randolph County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Randolph 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.