County government · Rockdale County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Rockdale County took in $205 million and spent $194 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes57%Fees for services (sewer, water)28%State tax money7.0%Fines and other6.2%Federal tax money1.7%

What stands out

22%

of Rockdale County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes57%

Property tax
30%$60.9 million
Sales tax
22%$46.0 million
Other taxes
4.6%$9.3 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$6.3 million
  • Other licenses$959 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$767 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$656 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$351 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$179 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$84 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$58.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$34.5 million
  • Water$13.9 million
  • Other service charges$8.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$772 thousand
  • Road charges$438 thousand
  • Garbage collection$246 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$3.6 million

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$14.3 million

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$10.3 million
Fines
1.1%$2.3 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Roads, transit and parking13%Interest on debt10%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

15%

of Rockdale County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$64.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$18.7 million
  • Fire protection$18.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$13.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$13.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$27 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$39.4 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$16.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10.2 million
  • Government buildings$6.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$29.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$14.4 million
  • Water supply$13.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$25.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$25.6 million
Interest on debt
10%$19.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$15.7 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$4.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$9.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8.2 million
  • Libraries$1.1 million
Sent to other local governments
2.2%$4.2 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$4.2 million
Health and hospitals
0.9%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$443 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$443 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$191 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$191 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rockdale County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Rockdale 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.