County government · Turner County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Turner County took in $14.8 million and spent $14.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes46%Fines and other31%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)9.0%State tax money6.9%Federal tax money6.3%Local tax money0.8%

What stands out

29%

of Turner County's money comes from fines.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes46%

Property tax
29%$4.2 million
Sales tax
15%$2.3 million
Other taxes
2.5%$366 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$294 thousand
  • Other licenses$60 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.0%

Fees for services
9.0%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$251 thousand
  • Road charges$18 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$928 thousand

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$1.0 million

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$125 thousand

Fines and other31%

Fines
29%$4.3 million
Interest, rents and other
1.3%$199 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking12%Health and hospitals9.8%Sent to other local governments9.1%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

9.1%

of Turner 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
39%$5.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$520 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$3.6 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$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$966 thousand
  • Government buildings$228 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
9.8%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Sent to other local governments
9.1%$1.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$461 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$429 thousand
  • Sewer systems$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$211 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$201 thousand
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Turner 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 Turner 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.