County government · Screven County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Screven County took in $18.2 million and spent $15.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes59%Fees for services (parks and recreation)15%Fines and other11%Federal tax money8.1%State tax money5.2%Local tax money2.3%

What stands out

16%

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

County taxes59%

Property tax
36%$6.6 million
Sales tax
16%$3.0 million
Other taxes
6.4%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$838 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$167 thousand
  • Other licenses$53 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$38 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$33 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$8 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$2.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$132 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.1%

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

From the federal government
8.1%$1.5 million

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$949 thousand

Local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.3%$411 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$1.5 million
Fines
2.2%$397 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs15%Health and hospitals13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.7%All other spending9.6%

What stands out

8.7%

of Screven County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$5.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$947 thousand
  • Police$665 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$2.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$909 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$634 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$563 thousand
  • Government buildings$255 thousand
Health and hospitals
13%$2.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.7%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$889 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$697 thousand
  • Libraries$192 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.6%$397 thousand
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$397 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$123 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$123 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$51 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Screven 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 Screven 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.