County government · Spalding County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Spalding County took in $97.3 million and spent $85.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes73%Fees for services (water, sewer)16%Fines and other5.9%State tax money2.9%Federal tax money1.3%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

18%

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

County taxes73%

Property tax
50%$48.4 million
Sales tax
18%$17.1 million
Other taxes
5.6%$5.4 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$3.6 million
  • Other licenses$547 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$387 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$345 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$307 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$112 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$96 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$16.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$6.5 million
  • Other service charges$4.9 million
  • Sewer$4.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$225 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$1.3 million

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$2.8 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$615 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$3.2 million
Fines
2.6%$2.5 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails54%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking13%Sent to other local governments1.3%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

14%

of Spalding County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
54%$46.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$18.5 million
  • Police$10.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$8.6 million
  • Fire protection$7.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$12.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$11.8 million
  • Libraries$201 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$12.0 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$4.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.9 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$11.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.0 million
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$1.1 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$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
1.2%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$980 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$980 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$736 thousand
Social services
0.3%$235 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$235 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$177 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$177 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Spalding County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Spalding 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.