County government · Seminole County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Seminole County took in $11.8 million and spent $10.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes77%State tax money10%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)8.9%Fines and other2.9%Local tax money0.3%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

26%

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

County taxes77%

Property tax
46%$5.4 million
Sales tax
26%$3.1 million
Other taxes
4.8%$567 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$438 thousand
  • Other licenses$44 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$37 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$35 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$10 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.9%

Fees for services
8.9%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$564 thousand
  • Garbage collection$237 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$194 thousand
  • Road charges$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$38 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$1.2 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$40 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$251 thousand
Fines
0.7%$88 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking18%Sent to other local governments13%Health and hospitals4.7%All other spending8.4%

What stands out

13%

of Seminole County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
29%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$661 thousand
  • Government buildings$331 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$258 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$849 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$533 thousand
  • Fire protection$155 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Sent to other local governments
13%$1.4 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$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
4.7%$501 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$501 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$433 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$433 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.6%$278 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$278 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$105 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$105 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$83 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Seminole 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.