State of Georgia
$70.7 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.
Where the money comes from
Full Georgia breakdown
What stands out
24%
of Georgia's money comes from a personal income tax.A typical state government gets 14%.
State taxes50%
Individual income tax
24%$16.0 billion
Sales tax
13%$9.01 billion
Other taxes
6.1%$4.13 billion
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; insurance premium taxes and 11 more
- Motor fuel taxes$1.76 billion
- Insurance premium taxes$562 million
- Other selective sales taxes$535 million
- Motor vehicle licenses$409 million
- Tobacco taxes$226 million
- Alcoholic beverage taxes$224 million
- Other taxes not classified elsewhere$203 million
- Occupation and business licenses$85.3 million
- Corporation licenses$57.2 million
- Driver's licenses$34.8 million
- Hunting and fishing licenses$29.0 million
- Alcoholic beverage licenses$5.0 million
- Other licenses$452 thousand
Amounts are by Census tax category.
Business income tax
5.4%$3.61 billion
Property tax
1.3%$863 million
Fees for services7.1%
Fees for services
7.1%$4.77 billion
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; university housing and dining and 11 more
- College tuition$1.85 billion
- University housing and dining$803 million
- Ports and waterways$699 million
- Other service charges$617 million
- Hospital bills$374 million
- Parks and recreation$178 million
- Tolls on roads and bridges$76.6 million
- Other education charges$72.8 million
- Parks, land and natural resources$68.1 million
- Road charges$28.0 million
- Housing$4.3 million
- Transit fares$2.0 million
- Airport$10 thousand
Amounts are by Census type of charge.
Federal tax money38%
Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.
From the federal government
38%$25.6 billion
Local tax money<0.1%
Money passed on by the county or other local governments.
From local governments
<0.1%$60.4 million
Fines and other4.7%
Interest, rents and other
4.6%$3.10 billion
Fines
<0.1%$57.5 million
Where the money goes
What stands out
20%
of Georgia's spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical state government spends 15%.
Full Georgia breakdown
Spending by category100%
Social services
27%$19.1 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
- Other public welfare$19.0 billion
- Unemployment and social insurance offices$39.6 million
- Veterans' services$24.3 million
- Welfare institutions$23.4 million
Sent to local governments
25%$17.9 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting and 17 more
- Sent to school districts$14.3 billion
- Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$850 million
- Sent to local governments: public health$708 million
- Sent to local governments: other public welfare$603 million
- Sent to local governments: roads and highways$523 million
- Sent to local governments: hospitals$271 million
- Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$243 million
- Sent to local governments: airports$71.4 million
- Sent to local governments: housing and community development$56.3 million
- Sent to local governments: police$52.0 million
- Sent to local governments: libraries$47.4 million
- Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$40.4 million
- Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$36.8 million
- Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$26.2 million
- Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$3.5 million
- Sent to local governments: other education$2.5 million
- Sent to local governments: other government administration$599 thousand
- Sent to local governments: central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$449 thousand
- Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$114 thousand
Schools and colleges
20%$13.8 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; other education and 2 more
- Colleges and universities$7.45 billion
- Other education$3.70 billion
- Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.73 billion
- College housing, dining and bookstores$966 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$5.51 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 3 more
- Roads and highways$4.54 billion
- Ports and harbors$862 million
- Public transit$53.0 million
- Toll roads and bridges$50.4 million
- Airports$6.2 million
Running the government and other costs
7.0%$4.93 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
- Other and not broken out$3.00 billion
- Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.03 billion
- Finance, tax collection and budgeting$761 million
- Government buildings$88.7 million
- Other government administration$47.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.0%$4.27 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; inspections and regulation and 3 more
- Prisons and jails$1.49 billion
- Inspections and regulation$954 million
- Police$672 million
- Probation, parole and other corrections$575 million
- Courts and legal services$575 million
Health and hospitals
4.2%$2.96 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
- Hospitals$1.53 billion
- Public health$1.43 billion
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$766 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
- Natural resources, farming and conservation$766 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$631 million
Housing and community development
0.8%$595 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$307 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
- Parks and recreation$290 million
- Libraries$16.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$26.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
- Garbage and solid waste$17.1 million
- Sewer systems$9.3 million