County government · White County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), White County took in $41.2 million and spent $38.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes71%Federal tax money16%State tax money4.7%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)3.9%Local tax money2.6%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

28%

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

County taxes71%

Property tax
32%$13.3 million
Sales tax
28%$11.5 million
Other taxes
11%$4.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; insurance premium taxes and 5 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.1 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.8 million
  • Other licenses$240 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$157 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$106 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$42 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services
3.9%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$247 thousand
  • Garbage collection$175 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$6.4 million

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$1.9 million

Local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.6%$1.1 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$837 thousand
Fines
0.1%$60 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs27%Sent to other local governments18%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries5.3%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

18%

of White 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
32%$12.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$5.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.5 million
  • Fire protection$2.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$261 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$10.3 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$4.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
  • Government buildings$872 thousand
Sent to other local governments
18%$6.9 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$6.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$5.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Libraries$340 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.5%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.3 million
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$173 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$173 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$144 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$144 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$101 thousand
Social services
0.2%$70 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$70 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

White 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 White 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.