County government · Ware County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ware County took in $34.6 million and spent $38.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes74%Fees for services (airport, parks and recreation)16%State tax money5.4%Fines and other2.7%Federal tax money1.7%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

28%

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

County taxes74%

Property tax
39%$13.6 million
Sales tax
28%$9.8 million
Other taxes
6.4%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$232 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$158 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$92 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$5.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 2 more
  • Other service charges$4.4 million
  • Airport$763 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$258 thousand
  • Road charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$573 thousand

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$1.9 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$218 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Fines
1.7%$574 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.1%$373 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs16%Health and hospitals8.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

41%

of Ware County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$15.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$5.8 million
  • Police$4.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
31%$11.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$10.6 million
  • Airports$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$6.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$868 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.2%$3.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$255 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$149 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$149 thousand
Social services
0.4%$140 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$140 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$55 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$55 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ware 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 Ware 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.