County government · Upson County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Upson County took in $67.1 million and spent $57.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes62%Fees for services (airport, garbage collection)17%State tax money7.2%Local tax money5.7%Fines and other4.8%Federal tax money3.8%

What stands out

18%

of Upson County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes62%

Property tax
29%$19.8 million
Other taxes
18%$11.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 6 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$8.3 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.4 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.3 million
  • Other licenses$230 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$216 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$190 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$123 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
15%$9.9 million

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$11.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 4 more
  • Other service charges$5.8 million
  • Airport$2.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million
  • Water$915 thousand
  • Sewer$775 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$362 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.8%

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

From the federal government
3.8%$2.6 million

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$4.9 million

Local tax money5.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.7%$3.9 million

Fines and other4.8%

Fines
3.2%$2.2 million
Interest, rents and other
1.6%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs59%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Sent to other local governments11%Roads, transit and parking6.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.7%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

11%

of Upson 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
59%$33.6 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$28.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.4 million
  • Government buildings$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$494 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$7.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$67 thousand
Sent to other local governments
11%$6.5 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$6.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.5%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$2.8 million
  • Roads and highways$929 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.7%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Sewer systems$126 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Libraries$323 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$576 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$529 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$47 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$479 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$479 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$150 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$150 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Upson 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 Upson 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.