County government · Union County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Union County took in $43.4 million and spent $41.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes74%Fines and other11%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)11%State tax money2.5%Federal tax money1.5%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

32%

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

County taxes74%

Property tax
33%$14.1 million
Sales tax
32%$14.1 million
Other taxes
8.7%$3.8 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other selective sales taxes and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$2.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$784 thousand
  • Other licenses$539 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$239 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$80 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$72 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$4.7 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$2.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Transit fares$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$641 thousand

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state
2.5%$1.1 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$181 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$3.9 million
Fines
2.2%$971 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.7%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

12%

of Union County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$14.6 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$11.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$859 thousand
  • Government buildings$490 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$11.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$5.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.5 million
  • Fire protection$490 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$420 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$5.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$5.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.1 million
  • Libraries$64 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.7%$3.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.6 million
Health and hospitals
1.7%$707 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$707 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$98 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$98 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$22 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$22 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Union 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 Union 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.