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Atlanta's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Atlanta took in $229 thousand and spent $115 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, electric power)49%Fines and other30%City taxes19%State tax money1.7%

What stands out

30%

of Atlanta's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes19%

Sales tax
10%$23 thousand
Property tax
8.3%$19 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$113 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and electric power
  • Water$93 thousand
  • Electric power$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$4 thousand

Fines and other30%

Interest, rents and other
30%$68 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities87%Interest on debt7.8%Running the government and other costs5.2%

What stands out

87%

of Atlanta's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
87%$100 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$95 thousand
  • Sewer systems$5 thousand
Interest on debt
7.8%$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.2%$6 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Atlanta. 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 City of Atlanta 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.