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Dawson County collected
$16.5 million
in total revenues in 2000. In 2004, the county received
$21.7 million,
an increase
of 31.6%.
Total revenue in 2004 equaled
$1,139 per capita.
The statewide revenue per capita for this same year was
$736.
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From 2000 to 2004, own source revenues for Dawson County
rose
from $14.9 million
to $20.7 million,
an increase
of 39.0%.
Own source revenues include revenues from property taxes,
sales taxes, and excise and special use taxes.
Per capita own source revenues amounted
to $1,085 in 2004.
This compares to a statewide per capita amount of
$631.
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The county collected an average of
$347
per capita in property taxes during the past five years. This amount was
greater than
the average of
$240
per capita collected by counties with similarly-sized populations. For the same period,
the average per capita amount of county property tax collected in Georgia
was $288.
On average, property taxes accounted for
37.0% of the county's
own source revenue during the period of 2000 to 2004.
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General operating expenditures for Dawson County in 2000
equaled $11.7 million,
or $729
per capita. By 2004, general operating expenditures
increased
by 33.2%
to $15.5 million,
or $971 per capita.
General operating expenditures per capita for
counties with similarly-sized populations was
$533
in 2004. The statewide average was
$626
per capita during the same period.
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Historically, the top three expenditure categories for counties are
public safety, administration, and health and human services. In 2004,
Dawson County spent
$4.6 million or
23.9%
of total county spending on public safety which includes
law enforcement, fire services and jails. Expenditures for administration
totaled
$2.3 million, amounting to
12.1%
of total expenditures. The county expended
$3.2 million or
16.6%
of total expenditures on health and human services.
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From 2000 to 2004, Dawson County had an average of
$17.7 million in
long-term debt outstanding,
resulting in an average per
capita debt of $1,003.
This amount was
greater than
the $193
per capita average of counties with similarly-sized populations.
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