County government · Talbot County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Talbot County took in $12.6 million and spent $11.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes54%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)19%State tax money17%Fines and other9.2%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

17%

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

County taxes54%

Property tax
34%$4.2 million
Sales tax
17%$2.1 million
Other taxes
3.6%$456 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$360 thousand
  • Other licenses$39 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$16 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$15 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$753 thousand
  • Water$647 thousand
  • Garbage collection$564 thousand
  • Sewer$431 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$68 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$2.2 million

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$782 thousand
Fines
2.9%$369 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking25%Health and hospitals7.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.1%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

5.1%

of Talbot 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%

Running the government and other costs
29%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$827 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$674 thousand
  • Government buildings$347 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$761 thousand
  • Fire protection$242 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$63 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Health and hospitals
7.8%$879 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$879 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.1%$569 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$569 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$372 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$328 thousand
  • Libraries$44 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.2%$252 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$252 thousand
Social services
0.6%$68 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$68 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$58 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$36 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Talbot 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 Talbot 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.