CHATHAM COUNTY finances
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CHATHAM COUNTY
County in Georgia (Chatham County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 301,107.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $424.8 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $55.7 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $56.9 million | U |
| From the federal government | $27.0 million | B |
| From the state government | $32.5 million | C |
| From local governments | $26.0 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $399.2 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $59.7 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $3.5 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $121.6 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $622.8 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $462.4 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $70.4 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| General NEC | $84.8 million |
| Judicial | $79.8 million |
| Correction Insts | $59.9 million |
| Police Protection | $41.4 million |
| Transit Utilities | $38.2 million |
| Health | $34.2 million |
| Regular Highways | $33.6 million |
| Financial Adm | $28.3 million |
| Parks & Rec | $17.3 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $11.9 million |
| Central Staff | $8.7 million |
| Libraries | $8.5 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $5.7 million |
| Welfare NEC | $3.4 million |
| Water Utilities | $1.2 million |
| Sewerage | $985,000 |
| Protective Inspection | $788,000 |
| Natural Resources NEC | $212,000 |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $120,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $71.4 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $1.1 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $70.3 million |
| 61V | Short Term Debt O/S-Beginning | $39,000 |
| 64V | Short Term Debt O/S-End of FY | $18,000 |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $193,000 |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $553,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $3.1 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $1.4 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $2.7 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $45.6 million |
| A92 | Electric Utilities Revenue | $576,000 |
| A94 | Transit Utilities Revenue | $1.5 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $27.0 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $32.5 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $26.0 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $59.2 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $27.5 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $53.0 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $8.7 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $9.6 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $33.0 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $23.7 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $120,000 |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $8.5 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $212,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $14.6 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $40.0 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $784,000 |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $3.3 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $946,000 |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $5.7 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $76.9 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $1.1 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $32.3 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $673,000 |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $815,000 |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $26.8 million |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $14,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $2.3 million |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $1.3 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $9.9 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $2.6 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $1.4 million |
| F66 | Protective Inspection-Constr | $4,000 |
| F79 | Welfare NEC-Construction | $75,000 |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $39,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $7.9 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $58,000 |
| F94 | Transit Utilities-Construction | $5.9 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $3.5 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $121.6 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $242.7 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $156.2 million |
| T10 | Alcoholic Beverage Sales Tax | $1.7 million |
| T12 | Insurance Premium Tax | $7.6 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $1.4 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $3.0 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $2.2 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $2.5 million |
| T99 | Taxes, NEC | $7.5 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $523,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $21.0 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $8.7 million |
| U40 | Rents | $171,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $387,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $26.0 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 131051193152.