County government · Towns County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Towns County took in $16.9 million and spent $14.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes73%Fees for services (parks and recreation)11%Fines and other8.5%Federal tax money4.8%State tax money1.9%

What stands out

29%

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

County taxes73%

Property tax
35%$5.9 million
Sales tax
29%$5.0 million
Other taxes
9.4%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$666 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$656 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$120 thousand
  • Other licenses$118 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$23 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$256 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$806 thousand

State tax money1.9%

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

From the state
1.9%$321 thousand

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$982 thousand
Fines
2.7%$465 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs29%Health and hospitals11%Roads, transit and parking10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.4%All other spending9.7%

What stands out

6.4%

of Towns 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
33%$4.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$862 thousand
  • Fire protection$495 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$98 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$4.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$532 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.4%$912 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$912 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$808 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$808 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.6%$511 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$511 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$47 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$47 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Towns County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Towns 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.