County government · Terrell County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Terrell County took in $12.1 million and spent $14.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes65%State tax money17%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)10%Fines and other8.0%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

24%

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

County taxes65%

Property tax
38%$4.5 million
Sales tax
24%$2.9 million
Other taxes
3.3%$401 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$297 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$38 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$25 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$23 thousand
  • Other licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$948 thousand
  • Garbage collection$131 thousand
  • Airport$122 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$2.0 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$53 thousand

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$721 thousand
Fines
2.1%$248 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking18%Sent to other local governments18%Health and hospitals7.0%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

18%

of Terrell 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
33%$4.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.7 million
  • Police$952 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$680 thousand
  • Fire protection$297 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$3.0 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)$992 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$959 thousand
  • Government buildings$637 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$399 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
  • Airports$134 thousand
Sent to other local governments
18%$2.5 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$2.5 million
Health and hospitals
7.0%$985 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$985 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$290 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$290 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$141 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$141 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$94 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$60 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$29 thousand
Social services
0.1%$16 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Terrell County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Terrell 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.