County government · Stephens County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Stephens County took in $27.2 million and spent $25.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes75%Fines and other14%Fees for services (parks and recreation)6.1%State tax money3.2%Local tax money1.2%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

29%

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

County taxes75%

Property tax
40%$10.8 million
Sales tax
29%$7.9 million
Other taxes
6.2%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.3 million
  • Other licenses$173 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$75 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$66 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$41 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$19 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$118 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%$85 thousand

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$856 thousand

Local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.2%$334 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
12%$3.3 million
Fines
2.0%$551 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking15%Sent to other local governments14%Health and hospitals6.3%All other spending8.5%

What stands out

14%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$8.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$73 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$5.2 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$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$513 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
Sent to other local governments
14%$3.4 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$3.4 million
Health and hospitals
6.3%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$564 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$564 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$455 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$55 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$55 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Stephens 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 Stephens 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.