County government · Wayne County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Wayne County took in $37.6 million and spent $33.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes73%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)12%State tax money7.1%Fines and other6.8%Local tax money1.1%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

29%

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

County taxes73%

Property tax
38%$14.3 million
Sales tax
29%$11.0 million
Other taxes
5.4%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.6 million
  • Other licenses$200 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$110 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$49 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$48 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$22 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$4.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$4.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$148 thousand
  • Road charges$89 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$278 thousand

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$2.7 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$429 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$1.7 million
Fines
2.3%$867 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs21%Health and hospitals7.5%Sent to other local governments6.4%All other spending8.9%

What stands out

6.4%

of Wayne 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
35%$11.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$5.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.9 million
  • Fire protection$838 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$64 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$7.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.2 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$7.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
  • Government buildings$425 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.5%$2.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.5 million
Sent to other local governments
6.4%$2.2 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$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$150 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.8%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$294 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$294 thousand
Social services
0.2%$61 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$61 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wayne 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 Wayne 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.