County government · Wilkinson County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Wilkinson County took in $9.7 million and spent $9.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes78%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)12%State tax money4.8%Fines and other4.1%Local tax money0.6%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

17%

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

County taxes78%

Property tax
49%$4.7 million
Sales tax
17%$1.7 million
Other taxes
12%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; insurance premium taxes and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$793 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$346 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$921 thousand
  • Garbage collection$169 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$60 thousand
  • Transit fares$8 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$18 thousand

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$463 thousand

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$54 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Fines
2.6%$250 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$149 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs26%Sent to other local governments16%Roads, transit and parking11%Health and hospitals5.7%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

16%

of Wilkinson 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
37%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$597 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$542 thousand
  • Government buildings$278 thousand
Sent to other local governments
16%$1.6 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$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
5.7%$545 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$545 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$243 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$243 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$76 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
  • Libraries$30 thousand
Social services
0.2%$22 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$22 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$15 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wilkinson County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Wilkinson 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.