County government · Taliaferro County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Taliaferro County took in $4.6 million and spent $4.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes63%Fines and other27%State tax money6.1%Federal tax money1.9%Fees for services1.4%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

22%

of Taliaferro County's money comes from fines.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes63%

Property tax
41%$1.9 million
Sales tax
21%$944 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$93 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 3 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$80 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$10 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$66 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$86 thousand

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$279 thousand

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$29 thousand

Fines and other27%

Fines
22%$1.0 million
Interest, rents and other
4.4%$200 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails49%Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Health and hospitals4.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.3%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

49%

of Taliaferro County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
49%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$394 thousand
  • Fire protection$245 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$148 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$1.4 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$660 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$466 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$228 thousand
  • Government buildings$55 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$316 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$316 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.1%$167 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$167 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.3%$135 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$135 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$17 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$12 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$12 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Taliaferro 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 Taliaferro 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.