County government · Telfair County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Telfair County took in $13.3 million and spent $13.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes59%Fees for services (garbage collection)18%Federal tax money12%State tax money5.8%Fines and other5.5%

What stands out

16%

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

County taxes59%

Property tax
39%$5.2 million
Sales tax
16%$2.2 million
Other taxes
3.6%$477 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$440 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$19 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$17 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$943 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$1.5 million

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$772 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$426 thousand
Fines
2.3%$302 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Health and hospitals11%All other spending9.1%

What stands out

12%

of Telfair 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.7 million
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$983 thousand
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$2.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$906 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$203 thousand
  • Government buildings$44 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
11%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Sent to other local governments
5.0%$669 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$669 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$291 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$221 thousand
  • Libraries$70 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$167 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$167 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$82 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

Telfair 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 Telfair 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.