County government · Worth County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Worth County took in $22.7 million and spent $23.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes66%Fees for services (garbage collection)14%State tax money8.3%Fines and other6.9%Federal tax money4.5%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

23%

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

County taxes66%

Property tax
37%$8.4 million
Sales tax
23%$5.3 million
Other taxes
5.7%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other licenses and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.1 million
  • Other licenses$93 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$86 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$26 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$18 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$1.0 million

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$1.9 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$81 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Fines
5.9%$1.3 million
Interest, rents and other
1.0%$233 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs19%Sent to other local governments12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.0%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

12%

of Worth County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
28%$6.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$6.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$4.6 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$2.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$651 thousand
  • Government buildings$231 thousand
Sent to other local governments
12%$2.9 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$2.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.0%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
3.4%$810 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$810 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$554 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$493 thousand
  • Libraries$61 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$156 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$156 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

Worth 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 Worth 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.