County government · Thomas County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Thomas County took in $50.0 million and spent $62.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes72%Fees for services (road charges, transit fares)14%Federal tax money6.1%Fines and other5.2%State tax money2.8%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

22%

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

County taxes72%

Property tax
44%$21.9 million
Sales tax
22%$11.1 million
Other taxes
5.8%$2.9 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other selective sales taxes and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$336 thousand
  • Other licenses$239 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$147 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$126 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$123 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$14 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$6.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$6.4 million
  • Road charges$354 thousand
  • Transit fares$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$3.1 million

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$1.4 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$300 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$1.9 million
Fines
1.4%$717 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Sent to other local governments21%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking15%Health and hospitals5.3%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

21%

of Thomas 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
36%$22.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 3 more
  • Fire protection$8.4 million
  • Police$7.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$579 thousand
Sent to other local governments
21%$13.1 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$13.1 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$10.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$9.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.6 million
Health and hospitals
5.3%$3.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand
Social services
0.8%$488 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$488 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$228 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$228 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Thomas County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Thomas 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.