CHEROKEE COUNTY finances
Money › Local governments in Georgia
CHEROKEE COUNTY
County in Georgia (Cherokee County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 12/31); population 281,278.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $218.2 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $70.5 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $41.3 million | U |
| From the federal government | $17.8 million | B |
| From the state government | $7.1 million | C |
| From local governments | $12.1 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $237.6 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $62.9 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $933,000 | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $54.5 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $367.0 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $301.5 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $39.0 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Police Protection | $82.0 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $59.1 million |
| Regular Highways | $41.7 million |
| Judicial | $31.2 million |
| Correction Insts | $24.9 million |
| General NEC | $16.6 million |
| Financial Adm | $13.1 million |
| Parks & Rec | $11.5 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $7.7 million |
| Central Staff | $5.8 million |
| Health | $3.1 million |
| Air Trans | $1.3 million |
| Protective Inspection | $1.1 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $1.0 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $536,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $44.4 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $5.3 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $39.0 million |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $177,000 |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $3.9 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $5.5 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $60.4 million |
| A94 | Transit Utilities Revenue | $560,000 |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $17.8 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $7.1 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $12.1 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $127,000 |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $24.8 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $13.0 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $45.7 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $30.4 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $5.5 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $7.4 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $3.0 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $15.1 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $478,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $6.7 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $68.8 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $1.1 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $532,000 |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $15.0 million |
| F01 | Air Trans Construction | $1.2 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $53,000 |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $105,000 |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $13.4 million |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $837,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $346,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $245,000 |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $50,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $26.6 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $531,000 |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $4.8 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $13.1 million |
| F66 | Protective Inspection-Constr | $25,000 |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $4,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $1.6 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $933,000 |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $54.5 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $129.9 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $65.1 million |
| T10 | Alcoholic Beverage Sales Tax | $1.2 million |
| T12 | Insurance Premium Tax | $14.6 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $1.9 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $644,000 |
| T20 | Alcoholic Beverage License Tax | $271,000 |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $580,000 |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $3.5 million |
| T99 | Taxes, NEC | $433,000 |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $62,000 |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $7.6 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $8.0 million |
| U40 | Rents | $286,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $517,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $24.9 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 131057207695.