County government · Warren County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Warren County took in $7.2 million and spent $8.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes74%State tax money9.4%Fees for services7.6%Fines and other5.5%Federal tax money2.9%Local tax money0.8%

What stands out

29%

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

County taxes74%

Property tax
40%$2.8 million
Sales tax
29%$2.1 million
Other taxes
5.1%$366 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$268 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$96 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services
7.6%$543 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$543 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$211 thousand

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$674 thousand

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$58 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Fines
4.2%$301 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.3%$96 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking21%Health and hospitals15%Sent to other local governments6.5%All other spending8.4%

What stands out

6.5%

of Warren 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
27%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$792 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$785 thousand
  • Government buildings$311 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$298 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$803 thousand
  • Fire protection$455 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$399 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$72 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
15%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Sent to other local governments
6.5%$516 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$516 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$301 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$200 thousand
  • Libraries$101 thousand
Social services
1.5%$120 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$120 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$119 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$71 thousand
  • Sewer systems$48 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$85 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$85 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$41 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$33 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Warren 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 Warren 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.