County government · Tift County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Tift County took in $67.6 million and spent $62.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes57%Fees for services (airport, parks and recreation)13%Fines and other13%Federal tax money13%Local tax money1.7%State tax money1.6%

What stands out

29%

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

County taxes57%

Sales tax
29%$19.4 million
Property tax
25%$16.6 million
Other taxes
3.8%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.7 million
  • Other licenses$205 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$199 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$173 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$139 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$101 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$89 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$9.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 1 more
  • Other service charges$8.3 million
  • Airport$767 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$8.6 million

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$1.1 million

Local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.7%$1.1 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$5.6 million
Fines
5.0%$3.4 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Sent to other local governments26%Roads, transit and parking7.6%Health and hospitals6.2%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

26%

of Tift County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$19.9 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$10.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.5 million
  • Government buildings$585 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$16.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$5.2 million
  • Police$4.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.0 million
  • Fire protection$2.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$386 thousand
Sent to other local governments
26%$16.1 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$16.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$4.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
  • Airports$823 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.2%$3.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$451 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$181 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$181 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$94 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tift 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 Tift 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.