County government · Washington County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Washington County took in $32.7 million and spent $31.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes64%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)10%Federal tax money9.6%State tax money8.1%Fines and other7.4%Local tax money1.0%

What stands out

28%

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

County taxes64%

Property tax
32%$10.6 million
Sales tax
28%$9.2 million
Other taxes
3.1%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$832 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$68 thousand
  • Other licenses$43 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$30 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$29 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$2.4 million
  • Garbage collection$753 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$158 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand
  • Airport$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government
9.6%$3.2 million

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$2.7 million

Local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.0%$323 thousand

Fines and other7.4%

Fines
4.1%$1.3 million
Interest, rents and other
3.3%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Sent to other local governments10%All other spending14%

What stands out

10%

of Washington 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
30%$9.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$4.1 million
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$371 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$72 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$5.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.6 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$5.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$973 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$3.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.2 million
  • Libraries$92 thousand
Sent to other local governments
10%$3.2 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$3.2 million
Health and hospitals
9.1%$2.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$333 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$81 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$81 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$16 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Washington County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Washington 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.