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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Atlanta took in $319 thousand and spent $236 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money63%Town taxes22%Federal tax money9.7%County and local tax money2.8%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

63%

of Atlanta's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes22%

Property tax
22%$71 thousand

Federal tax money9.7%

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

From the federal government
9.7%$31 thousand

State tax money63%

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

From the state
63%$200 thousand

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$9 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails6.4%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%

What stands out

6.4%

of Atlanta's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
69%$163 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$163 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$43 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.4%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Atlanta. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town 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.