County government · Stewart County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stewart County took in $6.1 million and spent $5.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes60%Fines and other17%State tax money12%Fees for services (road charges)11%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

19%

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

County taxes60%

Property tax
36%$2.2 million
Sales tax
19%$1.2 million
Other taxes
4.8%$292 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$267 thousand
  • Other licenses$16 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$674 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$655 thousand
  • Road charges$19 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%$21 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$748 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
15%$897 thousand
Fines
1.8%$112 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Running the government and other costs20%Sent to other local governments4.8%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

21%

of Stewart 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%

Roads, transit and parking
27%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$700 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$579 thousand
  • Fire protection$72 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$582 thousand
  • Sewer systems$442 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$202 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.2 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$442 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$370 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$272 thousand
  • Government buildings$79 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.8%$277 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$277 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$65 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$65 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$53 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$53 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$6 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Stewart County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Stewart 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.